Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village

Highest listed crest 20.80 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft15 crests since 2016

The Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village crested above flood stage 15 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2024. The highest, 20.80 ft on May 18, 2020, was moderate flooding, 3.80 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Salt Creek (IL) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 20.80 ft; May 18, 2020; 2,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 17.0 ft; Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 16, 2024; 17.34 ft, minor flooding
Location: Cook County; Near Elk Grove Village (0.6 mi), Wood Dale (3.3 mi), Schaumburg (4.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS EVGI2; USGS 05531045

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village

Action stage	15.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	17.0	14	Jul 16, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	20.0	1	May 18, 2020	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	23.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 2016 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
13 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 22.30 ft on Aug 14, 1987; 20.70 ft on Feb 21, 1997; 19.00 ft on Jan 13, 2005; 18.40 ft on Mar 13, 2006; 20.00 ft on Aug 24, 2007; 22.30 ft on Sep 13, 2008; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village

1	May 18, 2020	20.80	+3.80	Moderate	2,000
2	May 1, 2017	19.66	+2.66	Minor	1,820
3	May 1, 2019	19.66	+2.66	Minor	1,920
4	Oct 15, 2017	18.66	+1.66	Minor	1,080
5	Jul 13, 2017	18.44	+1.44	Minor	961
6	Apr 30, 2020	18.36	+1.36	Minor	1,090
7	Jul 22, 2017	18.29	+1.29	Minor	912
8	Jun 26, 2021	18.27	+1.27	Minor	1,020
9	Jun 23, 2016	17.96	+0.96	Minor	786
10	Mar 31, 2017	17.54	+0.54	Minor	749
11	Feb 3, 2016	17.53	+0.53	Minor	747
12	Jul 16, 2024	17.34	+0.34	Minor	787
13	Oct 3, 2019	17.31	+0.31	Minor	801
14	Mar 29, 2020	17.26	+0.26	Minor	794
15	Apr 28, 2016	17.18	+0.18	Minor	663

The worst floods along the Salt Creek (IL)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Salt Creek (IL) that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 18, 2020: 20.80 ft here, moderate flooding

Oak BrookIL · May 17, 2020 · 56.02 ft · Moderate
Wood DaleIL · May 18, 2020 · 14.82 ft · Moderate
ElmhurstIL · May 17, 2020 · 13.01 ft · Moderate
Rolling MeadowsIL · May 15, 2020 · 10.39 ft · Minor
Western SpringsIL · May 18, 2020 · 9.45 ft · Minor

May 1, 2017: 19.66 ft here, minor flooding

Oak BrookIL · May 1, 2017 · 54.53 ft · Minor
Wood DaleIL · May 1, 2017 · 12.96 ft · Minor
Rolling MeadowsIL · May 1, 2017 · 9.91 ft · Minor
Western SpringsIL · May 1, 2017 · 8.14 ft · Minor

May 1, 2019: 19.66 ft here, minor flooding

Oak BrookIL · May 1, 2019 · 54.92 ft · Minor
Wood DaleIL · May 1, 2019 · 13.31 ft · Minor
ElmhurstIL · May 1, 2019 · 11.68 ft · Minor
Western SpringsIL · May 1, 2019 · 8.60 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Salt Creek (IL)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Salt Creek (IL)

Rolling Meadows	IL	8.5	14.03 ft, Aug 14, 1987	0
Elk Grove Village this gauge	IL	17.0	20.80 ft, May 18, 2020	0
Wood Dale	IL	12.5	16.58 ft, Sep 14, 2008	2
Elmhurst	IL	11.0	15.83 ft, Aug 27, 1972	1
Oak Brook	IL	54.0	57.40 ft, Apr 18, 2013	0
Western Springs	IL	7.5	10.65 ft, Apr 18, 2013	0

Other gauges in Cook County

Flood gauges in Cook County

Bellwood	9.0	13.57 ft, Jul 24, 2010	4
Wheeling	5.0	8.46 ft, Jun 26, 2013	6
Flossmoor	9.0	13.08 ft, Apr 17, 2006	0
Markham	10.0	12.00 ft, Oct 11, 1954	2
Chicago (Columbus Dr)	3.0	5.50 ft, Oct 10, 1954	2
Chicago (Western Ave)	4.0	5.26 ft, May 17, 2020	0
Chicago Heights	10.0	12.87 ft, Sep 15, 2008	0
Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)	13.0	21.00 ft, Sep 14, 2008	2
Lyons	18.0	22.87 ft, Apr 18, 2013	2
River Forest	16.0	18.98 ft, Apr 19, 2013	1
Riverside	7.5	11.28 ft, Apr 18, 2013	7
Des Plaines	15.0	20.92 ft, Apr 19, 2013	5
Lemont	10.0	13.24 ft, May 18, 2020	0
Willow Springs	10.0	10.57 ft, Apr 18, 2013	0
Lake Michigan at Calumet Harbor	5.0	6.07 ft, Aug 11, 2020	0
Lake Michigan at Chicago (Chicago Lock)	4.0	5.98 ft, Apr 29, 2020	0
Lansing	7.0	10.18 ft, Oct 11, 1954	0
South Holland	16.0	20.50 ft, Nov 28, 1990	5
Lemont	6.0	11.10 ft, Jul 18, 1996	1
Mount Prospect	5.0	8.08 ft, Aug 14, 1987	2
Oak Forest	6.0	9.50 ft, Apr 5, 1947	2
Midlothian	8.5	9.98 ft, Feb 2, 2016	0
Chicago (Grand Ave)	3.0	5.70 ft, Oct 10, 1954	3
Chicago (Pulaski Rd)	18.0	22.50 ft, Aug 14, 1987	1
Niles	10.0	12.13 ft, Sep 14, 2008	2
Elgin	5.5	7.69 ft, Sep 13, 2008	0
Rolling Meadows	8.5	14.03 ft, Aug 14, 1987	0
Western Springs	7.5	10.65 ft, Apr 18, 2013	0
Worth	31.0	36.50 ft, Oct 11, 1954	2
Glenwood	8.5	11.14 ft, Jul 13, 1957	0
Thornton	9.0	17.06 ft, Jun 14, 1981	6
Palos Park	9.0	10.30 ft, Oct 10, 1954	0
Des Plaines	9.0	15.09 ft, Jun 10, 1967	7
Northbrook	7.0	10.10 ft, Aug 14, 1987	7

Cook County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Illinois

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EVGI2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.