Skokie River at Lake Forest

The past week

What floods at each level

• 13 ft

  Widespread inundation of structures and roadways in the floodplain reaches multiple blocks from the river in Highland Park. Numerous residences may be threatened near the creek off Onwentsia Road and Westleight Road in Lake Forest.

• 11.5 ft

  Lake Forest Police Department may be threatened. Numerous commercial structures may be threatened along US-41 (Skokie Highway) in Highland Park.

• 11 ft

  Numerous residences are threatened off Half Day Road near Sleepy Hollow Park, near Central Avenue and Beverly Place in Highland Park, and near Highland Park High School. Structures are threatened at Highland Park High School. Half Day Road is threatened in Highland Park.

• 10.5 ft

  US-41 (Skokie Highway) is threatened near Rockland Road in Lake Bluff.

• 10 ft

  Onwentsia Road, Deerpath Road, and Old Elm Road are threatened in Lake Forest. Numerous residential streets are threatened off Onwentsia Road and Westleigh Road in Lake Forest.

• 9 ft

  A few residences are threatened off Half Day Road near Sleepy Hollow Park, and near Central Avenue and Beverly Place in Highland Park. Roadways and parking areas are threatened near Centennial Ice Arena in Highland Park. Athletic fields are threatened at Cunniff Park in Highland Park.

• 7 ft

  Athletic fields are threatened at Highland Park High School.

• 6.5 ft

  Numerous residential streets are threatened off Half Day Road near Sleepy Hollow Park in Highland Park. Parking lots threatened off Park Avenue near Skokie Highway (US-41) in Highland Park.

• 6 ft

  Trail Way threatened near Sleepy Hollow Park in Highland Park.

• 5.5 ft

  Low-lying sections of Deerpath Golf Course and Onwentsia Golf Course are inundated in Lake Forest. Low-lying sections of Highland Park Country Club are inundated.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 1.5

  River nears zero flow.

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