One week ago, Nichole Greening had to wade through the Kishwaukee River to get to her apartment.

The first year kinesiology graduate assistant lives in Riverside Apartments on Taylor Street and was surprised when her apartment lived up to its name. Flood waters came within 10 feet of her first-floor apartment windows. Lucky for the apartment’s tenants, the water receded.

“The apartments are fine and no water ended up getting in them,” Greening said. “The water stayed the same height; it never got any closer to our windows. The water started to recede, I would say, probably around 7 p.m., but the area was still under water most all of Monday and part of Tuesday morning.”

Greening is thankful the water did not come into her apartment.

“I am so relieved that my apartment was not flooded,” Greening said. “I was going to lose everything if it became flooded. I am lucky and thankful and I’m sure so are the other residents in my building.”

Rick Monas, DeKalb Public Works director, said Taylor Street had to be closed because it was completely under water Saturday.

“We closed it late Saturday evening [Sept. 13] and we did not officially open it until mid-morning on Monday [Sept. 15].”

Monas said when they opened the road Monday morning, it was still not completely cleared.

“It was one lane and people were jockeying for position,” Monas said. “Monday evening around 5 o’clock it was completely open.”

Huskie Buses were also affected by last weekend’s torrential rain. Route 2, which normally runs down Taylor Street, connecting Annie Glidden Road and First Street with Taylor Street, closed. Students on the route east of the river could not be reached by the bus.

Al Davis, general manager of Huskie Line, said the road was completely blocked. The bus was forced to travel south on Normal Road, turn West on Lincoln Highway, turn South on Annie Glidden Road and turn around at Schnucks, 975 S. Annie Glidden Road. Route 2 resumed the normal path Wednesday.