Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst

The past week

What floods at each level

• 18 ft

  Water reaches the top of the levees in south Elmhurst west of York Road, in south Elmhurst near Butterfield Road, and in north Elmhurst near York High School. Widespread inundation of roadways and structures in the floodplain reaches up to 8 blocks from the creek in Elmhurst.

• 17.5 ft

  Backwater causes Westwood Creek to threatened numerous residential structures north of Lake Street in Addison.

• 17 ft

  Water reaches the top of the levee near Kingery Highway Frontage Road south of Addison. Kingery Highway (IL-83) threatened at multiple locations in Elmhurst and Villa Park.

• 16 ft

  Water reaches top of the levee near Rotary Park in Villa Park. Commercial structures threatened Kingery Highway (IL-83) north of Saint Charles Road in Elmhurst. Saint Charles Road threatened in Elmhurst.

• 15 ft

  Without flood protection, numerous residential and commercial structures threatened near Butterfield Road (IL-56) in south Elmhurst.

• 14.5 ft

  Commercial structures threatened along and near North Avenue in Villa Park. Industrial structures threatened near Villa Avenue at North Avenue in Villa Park. Numerous residences threatened along Palmer Avenue and side streets in Addison. North Avenue (IL-64) threatened in Villa Park. Kingery Highway (IL-83) threatened in Elmhurst.

• 14 ft

  Larocca Wastewater Treatment Facility threatened in Addison. Industrial structures threatened along Riverside Drive in Elmhurst. Commercial structures threatened off Villa Avenue in Villa Park. Numerous residential structures threatened along Villa Avenue, Hill Drive, Myrick Avenue, and side streets in Addison. Lake Street (US-20), Roosevelt Road (IL-38) Villa Avenue, and Wooddale Avenue threatened in Addison. Without flood protection, numerous structures threatened in Elmhurst, Villa Park, and Addison.

• 13.5 ft

  Residences threatened near Lake Street and Ellsworth Avenue in Addison. Butterfield Road (IL-56) threatened in south Elmhurst.

• 13 ft

  Residential structures threatened between Kingery Highway (IL-83) and Elmhurst Quarry. Fullerton Avenue threatened in Addison. Villa Avenue threatened near Armitage Avenue in Villa Park.

• 12.5 ft

  Salt Creek Sanitary District Facility and Elmhurst Water Reclamation Facility threatened in Elmhurst. Industrial structures threatened along Villa Avenue in Villa Park. Commercial parking lots threatened along Kingery Highway (IL-83) north of Saint Charles Road in Elmhurst.

• 12 ft

  Portions of North Picnic Area threatened near Addison. Trails threatened near Eldridge Park in Elmhurst.

• 10 ft

  Salt Creek Greenway Trail threatened in Villa Park and Addison. Water begins to be diverted into Elmhurst Quarry to reduce flood impacts.

• 9 ft

  Water overtops low-lying banks in Addison and Elmhurst.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 5.0

  Approximate stage of the 1-in-10 annual chance flow (7-day average).

• 4.5

  River nears zero flow.

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