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Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell

Highest listed crest 29.21 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft119 crests since 1943

The Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell crested above flood stage 105 times among the 119 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2026. The highest, 29.21 ft on May 16, 1968, was minor flooding, 14.21 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Salt Creek (IL) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.21 ft
May 16, 1968; 24,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
105 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 18, 2026
20.39 ft, minor flooding
Location
De Witt County
Illinois

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) near Rowell
Action stage14.07Apr 7, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.0105Aug 18, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

119 crests from 1943 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell, 1943 to 2026 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ft May 18, 1943: 24.77 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 22.94 ft, minor flooding; 8,850 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1945: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1946: 18.83 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1947: 17.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1948: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1949: 17.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1949: 21.77 ft, minor flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1951: 23.23 ft, minor flooding; 9,390 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1952: 19.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1953: 18.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1954: 14.80 ft, action stage; 829 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1955: 16.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1956: 23.67 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 22.45 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1958: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1959: 24.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1960: 18.74 ft, minor flooding; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1962: 19.98 ft, minor flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 6,050 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 24.71 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1965: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1966: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,090 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1966: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,040 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1968: 29.21 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1969: 17.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1969: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1971: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1971: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,020 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1973: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1974: 22.92 ft, minor flooding; 8,060 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1975: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1976: 19.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1977: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1977: 18.13 ft, minor flooding; 1,950 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 22.76 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1980: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,570 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1981: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1982: 20.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1984: 19.63 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 19.66 ft, minor flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1985: 20.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1986: 14.47 ft, action stage; 751 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1988: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,340 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1989: 18.62 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1990: 19.94 ft, minor flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 22.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,710 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1993: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1994: 24.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1995: 22.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1996: 20.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 19.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1998: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1999: 19.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2000: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 1,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2001: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2002: 19.88 ft, minor flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2003: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 876 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2004: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 23.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2006: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 1,410 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2006: 19.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 21.89 ft, minor flooding; 4,973 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2009: 20.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2009: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2011: 19.79 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2012: 10.53 ft, below flood stage; 970 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 20.79 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2014: 19.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 17.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,260 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2015: 19.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2015: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 6,380 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 23.46 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,090 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2018: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 842 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2018: 15.64 ft, minor flooding; 942 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2018: 14.40 ft, action stage; 693 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2018: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 902 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2018: 15.36 ft, minor flooding; 944 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2019: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2019: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2019: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2019: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2019: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 1,990 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2019: 15.44 ft, minor flooding; 962 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2019: 20.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2019: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2020: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 932 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2020: 14.82 ft, action stage; 819 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 17.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,380 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2020: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 19.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2021: 13.00 ft, below flood stage; 421 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2021: 13.86 ft, below flood stage; 590 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2021: 24.34 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2021: 17.81 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2021: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2022: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2022: 13.29 ft, below flood stage; 535 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2022: 15.61 ft, minor flooding; 981 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2022: 13.38 ft, below flood stage; 555 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2022: 14.36 ft, action stage; 746 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2023: 16.91 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2023: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2023: 13.95 ft, below flood stage; 651 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2023: 14.17 ft, action stage; 690 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2024: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 913 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2024: 18.46 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2024: 18.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 14.91 ft, action stage; 811 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2026: 13.75 ft, below flood stage; 578 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2026: 19.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2026: 20.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.21 ft, May 16, 1968 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell 1940s: 8 1950s: 8 1960s: 11 1970s: 9 1980s: 9 1990s: 10 2000s: 12 2010s: 21 21 2020s: 17 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 119 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell
1May 16, 196829.21+14.21Minor24,500
2Feb 11, 195924.84+9.84Minor7,500
3May 18, 194324.77+9.77Minor12,400
4Apr 21, 196424.71+9.71Minor10,600
5Jun 27, 202124.34+9.34Minor7,480
6Apr 13, 199424.04+9.04Minor7,810
7May 8, 196123.72+8.72Minor10,300
8May 25, 195623.67+8.67Minor10,300
9Dec 30, 201523.46+8.46Minor7,810
10Jan 14, 200523.28+8.28Minor7,600
11Feb 22, 195123.23+8.23Minor9,390
12Jun 4, 200823.00+8.00Minor7,000
13Apr 12, 194422.94+7.94Minor8,850
14Jun 23, 197422.92+7.92Minor8,060
15Mar 5, 197922.76+7.76Minor7,140
16Jul 12, 201522.64+7.64Minor6,380
17Apr 23, 197322.48+7.48Minor7,270
18Apr 28, 195722.45+7.45Minor7,950
19May 17, 199522.39+7.39Minor5,100
20Dec 30, 199022.33+7.33Minor6,710
21Feb 7, 200821.89+6.89Minor4,973
22Mar 5, 196321.87+6.87Minor6,050
23Dec 23, 194921.77+6.77Minor6,890
24Nov 1, 200921.55+6.55Minor4,360
25Mar 13, 198221.28+6.28Minor5,100
26Jul 11, 195821.10+6.10Minor5,730
27Oct 15, 196921.10+6.10Minor5,060
28Nov 21, 198520.99+5.99Minor4,830
29May 16, 200920.91+5.91Minor3,760
30Apr 20, 201320.79+5.79Minor3,320
31Dec 3, 198220.71+5.71Minor4,310
32May 3, 201920.66+5.66Minor3,720
33May 11, 199620.64+5.64Minor3,340
34Aug 18, 202620.39+5.39Minor3,050
35Jun 28, 197520.33+5.33Minor3,920
36Jan 6, 199320.20+5.20Minor3,410
37Aug 6, 198120.19+5.19Minor3,640
38Apr 29, 202020.13+5.13Minor3,130
39Aug 10, 197720.02+5.02Minor3,520
40Mar 22, 196219.98+4.98Minor4,110
41Mar 12, 199019.94+4.94Minor3,280
42Jun 24, 199919.88+4.88Minor2,590
43May 14, 200219.88+4.88Minor3,100
44May 20, 202019.86+4.86Minor2,870
45Sep 11, 201419.83+4.83Minor2,840
46Apr 24, 201119.79+4.79Minor2,300
47Feb 25, 198519.66+4.66Minor2,920
48May 27, 198419.63+4.63Minor2,880
49Mar 6, 197619.51+4.51Minor2,910
50Feb 27, 200119.40+4.40Minor2,670

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 16, 1968: 29.21 ft here, minor flooding

  • GreenviewIL · May 19, 1968 · 16.25 ft · Minor

February 11, 1959: 24.84 ft here, minor flooding

  • GreenviewIL · Feb 14, 1959 · 17.08 ft · Moderate

May 18, 1943: 24.77 ft here, minor flooding

  • GreenviewIL · May 19, 1943 · 20.50 ft · Major · its highest

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)
Rowell this gaugeIL15.029.21 ft, May 16, 19680
GreenviewIL16.020.50 ft, May 19, 19432

De Witt County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Illinois

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RLLI2, 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.