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Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale

Highest listed crest 16.58 ftFlood stage 12.5 ft35 crests since 2008

The Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2024. The highest, 16.58 ft on September 14, 2008, was major flooding, 4.08 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Salt Creek (IL) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.58 ft
September 14, 2008
Flood stage
12.5 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
2
82nd of 177 gauges in Illinois
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2021
12.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
DuPage County
Near Wood Dale (0.2 mi), Bensenville (2.1 mi), Addison (2.6 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 Wood Dale
Action stage11.016Jul 16, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.513Jun 27, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.54May 18, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.02Apr 18, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

35 crests from 2008 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale, 2008 to 2024 1012141618ft Flood stage 12.5 ftMajor 15.0 ft Sep 14, 2008: 16.58 ft, major floodingDec 28, 2008: 13.35 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 2009: 11.99 ft, action stageMar 8, 2009: 12.86 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2009: 13.56 ft, moderate floodingDec 26, 2009: 12.24 ft, action stageMay 14, 2010: 13.09 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 2010: 14.08 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2011: 12.80 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 2011: 14.36 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 2013: 12.53 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2013: 15.28 ft, major floodingJul 1, 2014: 12.48 ft, action stageAug 22, 2014: 12.57 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2015: 13.01 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2017: 12.96 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2017: 12.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 2018: 12.95 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2018: 12.24 ft, action stageMay 15, 2018: 11.82 ft, action stageMay 22, 2018: 12.17 ft, action stageJun 22, 2018: 12.79 ft, minor floodingDec 3, 2018: 12.35 ft, action stageMay 1, 2019: 13.31 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 2019: 12.17 ft, action stageOct 4, 2019: 12.37 ft, action stageOct 27, 2019: 11.95 ft, action stageMar 29, 2020: 11.84 ft, action stageApr 30, 2020: 12.44 ft, action stageMay 18, 2020: 14.82 ft, moderate floodingJun 27, 2021: 12.70 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 2021: 11.91 ft, action stageApr 1, 2023: 11.57 ft, action stageJul 2, 2023: 11.75 ft, action stageJul 16, 2024: 12.07 ft, action stage Highest, 16.58 ft, Sep 14, 2008 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale 2000s: 4 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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. 7 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.90 ft on Aug 4, 1989; 11.50 ft on Mar 9, 1990; 12.90 ft on May 10, 1990; 13.30 ft on Aug 18, 1990; 11.60 ft on Dec 1, 1991; 11.50 ft on Jan 4, 1993; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale
1Sep 14, 200816.58+4.08Major—
2Apr 18, 201315.28+2.78Major—
3May 18, 202014.82+2.32Moderate—
4Jul 23, 201114.36+1.86Moderate—
5Jul 24, 201014.08+1.58Moderate—
6Jun 20, 200913.56+1.06Moderate—
7Dec 28, 200813.35+0.85Minor—
8May 1, 201913.31+0.81Minor—
9May 14, 201013.09+0.59Minor—
10Jun 16, 201513.01+0.51Minor—
11May 1, 201712.96+0.46Minor—
12Feb 21, 201812.95+0.45Minor—
13Mar 8, 200912.86+0.36Minor—
14May 30, 201112.80+0.30Minor—
15Jun 22, 201812.79+0.29Minor—
16Oct 15, 201712.70+0.20Minor—
17Jun 27, 202112.70+0.20Minor—
18Aug 22, 201412.57+0.07Minor—
19Mar 11, 201312.53+0.03Minor—
20Jul 1, 201412.48−0.02Action—
21Apr 30, 202012.44−0.06Action—
22Oct 4, 201912.37−0.13Action—
23Dec 3, 201812.35−0.15Action—
24Dec 26, 200912.24−0.26Action—
25May 3, 201812.24−0.26Action—
26May 22, 201812.17−0.33Action—
27Sep 28, 201912.17−0.33Action—
28Jul 16, 202412.07−0.43Action—
29Feb 27, 200911.99−0.51Action—
30Oct 27, 201911.95−0.55Action—
31Oct 25, 202111.91−0.59Action—
32Mar 29, 202011.84−0.66Action—
33May 15, 201811.82−0.68Action—
34Jul 2, 202311.75−0.75Action—
35Apr 1, 202311.57−0.93Action—

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.

September 14, 2008: 16.58 ft here, major flooding

April 18, 2013: 15.28 ft here, major flooding

  • Oak BrookIL · Apr 18, 2013 · 57.40 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • ElmhurstIL · Apr 18, 2013 · 13.90 ft · Moderate
  • Rolling MeadowsIL · Apr 18, 2013 · 11.40 ft · Minor
  • Western SpringsIL · Apr 18, 2013 · 10.65 ft · Minor · its highest

May 18, 2020: 14.82 ft here, moderate 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 Dale this gaugeIL12.516.58 ft, Sep 14, 20082
ElmhurstIL11.015.83 ft, Aug 27, 19721
Oak BrookIL54.057.40 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
Oak Brook54.057.40 ft, Apr 18, 20130
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 WDSI2, 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.