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Illinois River at LaGrange Lock and Dam Tailwater (ft)Observed: 22.64 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.65 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.64 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.65 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2024Highest Observation: 22.66 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.62 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.62 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.64 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.63 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.63 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.64 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.61 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.6 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.6 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 22.62 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.6 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.6 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.59 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.62 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.59 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.6 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.56 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.57 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.56 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.55 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.55 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.54 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.54 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.53 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.53 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.52 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.52 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.52 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.51 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.5 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.49 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.49 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.49 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.48 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.48 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.48 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.46 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.47 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.46 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.46 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.45 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.44 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.44 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.44 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.43 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.42 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.42 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.41 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.41 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.4 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.39 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.39 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 22.39 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.41 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.37 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.38 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.36 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.35 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.35 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.34 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.35 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.33 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.32 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.32 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.31 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.32 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.32 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.29 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.27 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.26 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.24 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.25 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.23 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.22 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.21 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.19 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.2 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.19 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.17 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.17 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.16 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.16 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 22.16 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.18 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.17 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.15 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.14 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.13 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.13 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.12 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.12 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.11 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.11 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.11 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.1 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.09 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.09 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.09 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.09 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.1 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.08 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.07 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.07 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.07 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.08 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.06 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.06 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.08 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.05 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.05 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.05 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.06 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.03 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.03 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.03 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.03 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.99 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.01 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.02 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22.01 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 22 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.99 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.98 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.97 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.98 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.97 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.97 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 21.98 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.95 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.95 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.95 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.97 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.96 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.94 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.94 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.93 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.92 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.92 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.92 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.91 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.89 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.89 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.91 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.88 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.9 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.88 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.88 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.87 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.88 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.87 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.87 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.85 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.87 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.85 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.84 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.84 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.83 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.83 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.84 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.82 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.81 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.81 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.82 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.8 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.8 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.82 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.8 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.8 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.79 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.79 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.78 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.78 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.78 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.76 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.76 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 21.75 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.75 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.76 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.74 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.74 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.73 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.73 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.72 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.72 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.72 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.71 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.7 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.61 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.7 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.7 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.69 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.69 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.68 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.68 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.7 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.67 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.67 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.67 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.67 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.67 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.65 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.65 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.64 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.64 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.63 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.63 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.62 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2024Observed: 21.62 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 21.5 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 21.5 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 21.4 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 21.3 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 21.3 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 21.2 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 21.1 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 21.1 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 21 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 20.9 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 20.8 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 20.7 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 20.7 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 20.6 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 20.5 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 20.4 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 20.4 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 20.3 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 20.2 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 20.1 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 20 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 19.9 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 19.8 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 19.7 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 19.6 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 19.5 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 19.4 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2024NLGI2(plotting HTIRG) Graph Created (4:56PM May 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:45AM May 19)Latest observed value: 21.62 ft at 4:00 PM CDT 19-May-2024. Flood Stage is 23 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 29
Moderate Flood Stage: 27
Flood Stage: 23
Action Stage: 21
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 34.66 ft on 07/02/2015
(2) 34.50 ft on 04/27/2013
(3) 34.02 ft on 06/01/1995
(4) 33.89 ft on 06/04/2019
(5) 33.34 ft on 05/20/2002
(6) 32.80 ft on 04/19/1979
(7) 32.00 ft on 04/29/1973
(8) 32.00 ft on 05/22/2009
(9) 32.00 ft on 07/29/1993
(10) 31.35 ft on 05/27/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 24.06 ft on 02/05/2024
(2) 24.27 ft on 07/07/2021
(3) 31.35 ft on 05/27/2020
(4) 23.62 ft on 01/24/2020
(5) 33.89 ft on 06/04/2019
(6) 24.88 ft on 04/01/2019
(7) 23.16 ft on 02/28/2019
(8) 23.93 ft on 02/17/2019
(9) 26.04 ft on 03/07/2018
(10) 29.75 ft on 05/08/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.30 ft on 10/10/1987
(2) 5.38 ft on 10/12/2012
(3) 5.64 ft on 08/05/2012
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36 Lockmasters house and the lower Corps building at the lock and dam begin flooding.
35.5 LaGrange Road (County Highway 12) is flooded south of LaGrange Lock and Dam.
29.5 La Grange Lock Road (County Road 1730N) is flooded just north of the Lock and Dam.
28.8 County Road 500N south of La Grange is closed due to flooding.
24 Extensive wetland acreage south of La Grange begins flooding.
23 Adjacent farmland and wetlands begins flooding. Island Road across the river in western Cass County begins flooding.
20.5 The lock wall is completely overtopped.
16.5 The earthen part of the dam is overtopped.
15.5 Normal pool level (429.0 NGVD29).
14 Dam goes up at this pool level (427.5 NGVD29).
5.6 At and below this height, barge traffic will need to consider lowering tonnage to avoid grounding.
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(1) Lockmaster's residence in the backyard on May 23, 2009 at a stage of 31.9 ft.
(2) Utility building at La Grange Lock and Dam on May 23, 2009 at a stage of 31.9 ft.
(3) Brown County Road 1965E on May 19, 2009 at a stage of 30.3 ft.
(4) Lock and Dam Road at La Grange Lock and Dam on September 26, 2008 at a stage of 29.0 ft.
(5) Illinois Conservancy wetlands south of La Grange on September 26, 2008 at a stage of 29.1 ft.
(6) Illinois Conservancy wetlands south of La Grange on September 26, 2008 at a stage of 29.1 ft.
(7) Brown County Road 500N on September 26, 2008 at a stage of 29.1 ft.
(8) Looking upstream from New La Grange Lock and Dam
(9) Looking downstream from New La Grange Lock and Dam
(10) Staff gage at the tailwater of New La Grange Lock and Dam
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Latitude: 39.939520° N, Longitude: 90.535273° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 23 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 413.5 ft 436.5 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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