How high is the Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL right now?

The Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL is currently flowing at 29 cubic feet per second with a gage height of 690.16 feet, based on the most recent USGS instantaneous reading.

Is the flow on the Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL normal for this time of year?

Current flow is classified as very low for June 11. Today's discharge is at the 8th percentile compared to the long-term historical record at this gauge.

What is the historical median flow for the Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL on June 11?

The long-term median discharge for this date is 71 cfs based on USGS daily statistics. The 10th–95th percentile range historically is 36 to unavailable cfs.

Where is the Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL stream gauge located?

The Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL stream gauge is operated by the USGS in De Witt County, IL on the Salt Creek. USGS site number 05578100 (coordinates 40.2279, -88.6606).

Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL

USGS Site No: 05578100 • Salt Creek • De Witt County, IL

Salt Creek Near Farmer City, IL on the Salt Creek is currently at 29 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 690.16 ft.

Reading from 1 week ago

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Salt Creek at Elmhurst, IL

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Salt Creek at Western Springs, IL

CFS Discharge

690.16

Gage Height (ft)

Very Low

Flow Condition

N/A

Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile	Label	CFS Threshold	Today's Flow
10th	Very Low threshold	36	Today: 29 cfs
25th	Low threshold	56
50th (Median)	Normal (median)	71
75th	High threshold	113
95th	Very High threshold	0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date	Discharge (CFS)	Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026	32	690.14
May 27, 2026	34	690.19
May 26, 2026	38	690.22
May 25, 2026	50	690.28
May 24, 2026	39	690.25
May 23, 2026	26	690.21
May 22, 2026	25	690.13
May 21, 2026	23	690.14
May 20, 2026	29	690.21
May 19, 2026	33	690.37
May 18, 2026	32	690.40
May 17, 2026	29	690.40
May 16, 2026	33	690.33
May 15, 2026	32	690.33
Apr 20, 2026	72	690.50
Apr 19, 2026	123	690.74
Apr 18, 2026	105	690.59
Apr 17, 2026	33	690.08
Apr 16, 2026	41	690.06
Apr 15, 2026	22	689.98
Apr 14, 2026	22	690.02
Apr 13, 2026	26	689.94
Apr 12, 2026	20	689.95
Apr 11, 2026	25	689.66
Apr 10, 2026	32	689.77
Apr 9, 2026	36	689.83
Apr 8, 2026	39	689.84
Apr 7, 2026	49	689.84
Apr 6, 2026	71	690.07
Apr 5, 2026	—	690.37

Station Information

USGS Site No: 05578100
State: IL
County: De Witt County
Coordinates: 40.2279, -88.6606
Drainage Area: 112 mi²
Datum (ft): -0.1
HUC Code: 07130009

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Recent Extremes

Max discharge: 176 cfs

Jun 5, 2025
Min discharge: 0 cfs

Mar 1, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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