USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05531015 SALT CREEK AT HIGGINS ROAD NEAR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL
LOCATION - Lat 42°01'53.07", long 88°00'40.44" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.20, T.41 N., R.11 E., Cook County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 07120004, on left bank at downstream guardrail on Illinois Route 72 (Higgins Road) near Elk Grove Village, and at mile 33.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 35.4 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
STAGE: February 2006 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 679.81 ft. above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 10.93 ft, September 13, 2008; minimum, 4.67 ft, Aug. 20, 2020, due to regulation.