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SALT CREEK AT ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL42.0121°N, -88.0010°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

86cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

86cfs 12.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 33–45 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,077cfs

PERIOD LOW

23cfs

RUNNABLE

30%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

27.8in

+40% vs normal

27.8 in of precipitation so far this year, 40% above the 30-year normal of 19.9 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

27.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.0–25.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+40%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.66" · normal 2.08" (1.1–3.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.64" · normal 1.96" (0.8–3.6)

Feb

Mar: 4.86" · normal 2.56" (1.5–4.3)

Mar

Apr: 8.24" · normal 4.15" (2.4–6.1)

Apr

May: 1.70" · normal 4.40" (1.8–6.8)

May

Jun: 7.38" · normal 4.01" (1.8–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 2.33" (so far)· normal 3.72" (2.0–4.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.66" (1.8–5.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.97" (1.1–5.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.25" (1.4–6.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.41" (1.2–4.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.14" (0.9–3.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:04 PM

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Station Location

42.0121, -88.0010

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC

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