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Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook

Highest listed crest 57.40 ftFlood stage 54.0 ft15 crests since 1997

The Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook crested above flood stage 15 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2020. The highest, 57.40 ft on April 18, 2013, was moderate flooding, 3.40 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Salt Creek (IL) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
57.40 ft
April 18, 2013
Flood stage
54.0 ft
Major flooding from 58.0 ft
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 17, 2020
56.02 ft, moderate flooding
Location
DuPage County
Near Westchester (2.4 mi), Hinsdale (3.3 mi), Villa Park (3.4 mi)

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 Oak Brook
Action stage53.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)54.013Apr 30, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage56.02May 17, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage58.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1997 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook, 1997 to 2020 5455565758ft Flood stage 54.0 ftMajor 58.0 ft Feb 21, 1997: 55.03 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 2001: 54.78 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2008: 55.63 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2013: 57.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 2017: 54.53 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2017: 55.25 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 2018: 54.79 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2018: 54.74 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2018: 54.92 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2019: 54.92 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2019: 54.96 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2019: 54.33 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 2019: 54.26 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2020: 54.27 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2020: 56.02 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 57.40 ft, Apr 18, 2013 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 2 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 52.20 ft on Jun 1, 1989; 54.40 ft on Aug 5, 1989; 54.10 ft on Sep 1, 1989; 51.50 ft on May 4, 1990; 54.50 ft on Oct 26, 1991.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook
1Apr 18, 201357.40+3.40Moderate—
2May 17, 202056.02+2.02Moderate—
3Sep 14, 200855.63+1.63Minor—
4Oct 15, 201755.25+1.25Minor—
5Feb 21, 199755.03+1.03Minor—
6May 27, 201954.96+0.96Minor—
7Jun 22, 201854.92+0.92Minor—
8May 1, 201954.92+0.92Minor—
9Feb 20, 201854.79+0.79Minor—
10Oct 13, 200154.78+0.78Minor—
11May 30, 201854.74+0.74Minor—
12May 1, 201754.53+0.53Minor—
13Oct 3, 201954.33+0.33Minor—
14Apr 30, 202054.27+0.27Minor—
15Oct 26, 201954.26+0.26Minor—

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.

April 18, 2013: 57.40 ft here, moderate flooding

May 17, 2020: 56.02 ft here, moderate flooding

September 14, 2008: 55.63 ft here, minor flooding

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 MeadowsIL8.514.03 ft, Aug 14, 19870
Elk Grove VillageIL17.020.80 ft, May 18, 20200
Wood DaleIL12.516.58 ft, Sep 14, 20082
ElmhurstIL11.015.83 ft, Aug 27, 19721
Oak Brook this gaugeIL54.057.40 ft, Apr 18, 20130
Western SpringsIL7.510.65 ft, Apr 18, 20130

Other gauges in DuPage County

Flood gauges in DuPage County
Lisle13.017.50 ft, Apr 18, 20131
Downers Grove14.517.79 ft, Apr 18, 20133
West Chicago6.59.37 ft, Sep 14, 20080
Elmhurst11.015.83 ft, Aug 27, 19721
Wood Dale12.516.58 ft, Sep 14, 20082
Lemont14.017.53 ft, Jul 18, 19960
Lisle11.015.20 ft, Jul 1, 19573
Naperville (Fawell Dam)686.5692.10 ft, Sep 14, 20081
Naperville (Webster St)667.0672.00 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Warrenville12.517.08 ft, Apr 18, 20130
West Chicago7.012.28 ft, Sep 13, 20084

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OBKI2, 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.