Thorn Creek at Thornton

The past week

What floods at each level

• 22 ft

  Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad tracks may be threatened near Glenwood.

• 21 ft

  I-94 may be threatened near 170th Street in South Holland.

• 20 ft

  Structures may be threatened along Clyde Avenue, 173rd Street, and 173rd Place in South Holland.

• 19 ft

  I-294/I-80 may be threatened west of the creek near the Lincoln Oasis. Residential structures may be threatened along Everett Avenue, Cregier Avenue, and Vollbrecht Road in South Holland. Clyde Avenue, 173rd Street, and 173rd Place may be threatened in South Holland.

• 18.5 ft

  Industrial structures may be threatened along Bernice Road in South Holland.

• 18 ft

  Margaret Street threatened in Thornton.

• 17.5 ft

  Residential structures may be threatened along Kimbark Avenue, University Avenue, and 173rd Street in South Holland.

• 17 ft

  Kimbark Avenue, University Avenue, 173rd Street, Everett Avenue, Cregier Avenue, and Vollbrecht Road may be threatened in South Holland. Thorn Creek Diversion Tunnel reaches capacity.

• 16 ft

  Residential structures threatened along Margaret Street in Thornton.

• 15.5 ft

  Structures threatened at Glenwood Academy. Residences threatened along Park Drive in Glenwood. 170th Street may be threatened in South Holland.

• 15 ft

  Industrial structures threatened south of Margaret Street in Thornton.

• 14.5 ft

  Park Drive threatened in Glenwood. Industrial parking lots threatened south of Margaret Street in Thornton.

• 13.5 ft

  Chicago Heights Glenwood Road threatened in Glenwood. Residential parking lots threatened along Margaret Street in Thornton.

• 13 ft

  Parking lots threatened at Glenwood Academy.

• 12 ft

  Structures threatened along Glenwood Thornton Road north of Glenwood.

• 11.5 ft

  Glenwood Thornton Road threatened north of Glenwood.

• 11 ft

  187th Street threatened in Glenwood.

• 9 ft

  Water begins to be diverted through Thorn Creek Diversion Tunnel.

• 8 ft

  Athletic fields are inundated at Glenwood Academy.

• 7 ft

  Water overflows low-lying banks in Glenwood, Thornton, and South Holland.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 2.5

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

• 1.5

  River nears zero flow.

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