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Hickory Creek at Joliet Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 14.42 ft at 7:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.52 ft at 7:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.61 ft at 7:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.72 ft at 8:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.03 ft at 9:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.14 ft at 9:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.14 ft at 9:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.16 ft at 10:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.2 ft at 10:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.2 ft at 10:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.19 ft at 10:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.19 ft at 11:00AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 15.22 ft at 11:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.21 ft at 11:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.2 ft at 11:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.21 ft at 12:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.15 ft at 12:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.18 ft at 12:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.18 ft at 12:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.21 ft at 1:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.2 ft at 1:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.18 ft at 1:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.17 ft at 1:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.13 ft at 2:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.11 ft at 2:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.14 ft at 2:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.09 ft at 2:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.04 ft at 3:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.04 ft at 3:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 3:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 3:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 4:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 4:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 4:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 5:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.8 ft at 5:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.75 ft at 5:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.7 ft at 5:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.66 ft at 6:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.66 ft at 6:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.61 ft at 6:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.59 ft at 6:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.56 ft at 7:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.51 ft at 7:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.48 ft at 7:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.48 ft at 7:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.44 ft at 8:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.42 ft at 8:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.39 ft at 8:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.36 ft at 8:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.3 ft at 9:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.3 ft at 9:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.27 ft at 9:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.23 ft at 9:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.21 ft at 10:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.2 ft at 10:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.18 ft at 10:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.13 ft at 10:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.11 ft at 11:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 11:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 11:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.07 ft at 11:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 14.06 ft at 12:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 14.04 ft at 12:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 14.01 ft at 12:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.99 ft at 12:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.98 ft at 1:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.94 ft at 1:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.93 ft at 1:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.92 ft at 1:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 2:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.89 ft at 2:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.86 ft at 2:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.83 ft at 2:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.82 ft at 3:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.78 ft at 3:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.78 ft at 3:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.78 ft at 3:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.77 ft at 4:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.74 ft at 4:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.73 ft at 4:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 4:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.72 ft at 5:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.67 ft at 5:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.69 ft at 5:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.66 ft at 5:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.64 ft at 6:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.63 ft at 6:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 6:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.61 ft at 6:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.58 ft at 7:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.57 ft at 7:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.56 ft at 7:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.54 ft at 7:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.54 ft at 8:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.51 ft at 8:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.52 ft at 8:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.48 ft at 8:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.5 ft at 9:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.45 ft at 9:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.47 ft at 9:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.45 ft at 9:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.44 ft at 10:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.42 ft at 10:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.39 ft at 10:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.4 ft at 10:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.39 ft at 11:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.38 ft at 11:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.37 ft at 11:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.33 ft at 11:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.33 ft at 12:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.33 ft at 12:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.29 ft at 12:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.29 ft at 12:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.29 ft at 1:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.27 ft at 1:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.25 ft at 1:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.26 ft at 1:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.25 ft at 2:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.26 ft at 2:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.23 ft at 2:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.22 ft at 2:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.22 ft at 3:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.18 ft at 3:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.17 ft at 4:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.16 ft at 4:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.17 ft at 4:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.15 ft at 4:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.11 ft at 5:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.07 ft at 6:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.07 ft at 7:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.06 ft at 7:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.06 ft at 7:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.05 ft at 7:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.02 ft at 8:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.04 ft at 8:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.03 ft at 8:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 8:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 13.01 ft at 9:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.99 ft at 9:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.99 ft at 9:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.98 ft at 9:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.97 ft at 10:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.96 ft at 10:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.96 ft at 10:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.95 ft at 10:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.94 ft at 11:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.93 ft at 11:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.94 ft at 11:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.93 ft at 11:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 12.89 ft at 12:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.91 ft at 12:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.91 ft at 12:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.9 ft at 12:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.88 ft at 1:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.88 ft at 1:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.88 ft at 1:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.86 ft at 1:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.86 ft at 2:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.85 ft at 2:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.85 ft at 2:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.83 ft at 2:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.82 ft at 3:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.83 ft at 3:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.83 ft at 3:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.81 ft at 3:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.81 ft at 4:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.81 ft at 4:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.79 ft at 4:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.79 ft at 4:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.77 ft at 5:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.78 ft at 5:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.76 ft at 5:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.76 ft at 5:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.74 ft at 6:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.74 ft at 6:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.74 ft at 6:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.74 ft at 6:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.73 ft at 7:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.73 ft at 7:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.71 ft at 7:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.71 ft at 7:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.69 ft at 8:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.68 ft at 8:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.69 ft at 8:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.68 ft at 8:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.66 ft at 9:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.66 ft at 9:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.66 ft at 9:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.65 ft at 9:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.65 ft at 10:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.64 ft at 10:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.64 ft at 10:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.63 ft at 10:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.63 ft at 11:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.61 ft at 11:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.62 ft at 11:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.62 ft at 11:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.61 ft at 12:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.59 ft at 12:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.59 ft at 12:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.59 ft at 12:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.59 ft at 1:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.57 ft at 1:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.59 ft at 1:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.57 ft at 1:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.57 ft at 2:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.55 ft at 2:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.55 ft at 2:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.58 ft at 2:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.56 ft at 3:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.58 ft at 3:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.57 ft at 3:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.56 ft at 3:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.56 ft at 4:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.56 ft at 4:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.55 ft at 4:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.55 ft at 4:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.55 ft at 5:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.53 ft at 5:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.53 ft at 5:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.53 ft at 5:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.52 ft at 6:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.51 ft at 6:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.52 ft at 6:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.51 ft at 6:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.51 ft at 7:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.49 ft at 7:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.5 ft at 7:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.5 ft at 7:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.49 ft at 8:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.48 ft at 8:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.47 ft at 8:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.47 ft at 8:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.47 ft at 9:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.47 ft at 9:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.46 ft at 9:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.47 ft at 9:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 10:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 10:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.44 ft at 10:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.42 ft at 10:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.42 ft at 11:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 11:15PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 11:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 11:45PM May 01, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 12:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 12:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.39 ft at 12:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 12:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.38 ft at 1:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.37 ft at 1:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.37 ft at 1:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.37 ft at 1:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.37 ft at 2:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.35 ft at 2:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.35 ft at 2:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.35 ft at 2:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.35 ft at 3:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.33 ft at 3:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.34 ft at 3:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.35 ft at 3:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.32 ft at 4:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.31 ft at 4:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.32 ft at 4:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.31 ft at 4:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.31 ft at 5:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 5:15AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.31 ft at 5:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.29 ft at 5:45AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.28 ft at 6:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 12.28 ft at 6:15AM May 02, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJHCI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:11AM May 2, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 12.28 ft at 6:15 AM CDT 2-May-2024. Flood Stage is 16.5 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Hickory Creek at Joliet. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 24
Moderate Flood Stage: 19
Flood Stage: 16.5
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 32.90 ft on 06/13/1981
(2) 32.80 ft on 07/13/1957
(3) 31.00 ft on 01/01/1902
(4) 30.50 ft on 04/05/1947
(5) 28.80 ft on 10/11/1954
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.70 ft on 03/01/2017
(2) 15.12 ft on 12/29/2015
(3) 15.84 ft on 06/16/2015
(4) 16.09 ft on 07/13/2014
(5) 19.50 ft on 04/18/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.20 ft on 07/30/1984
(2) 9.90 ft on 12/07/2011
(3) 9.99 ft on 04/03/2012
(4) 10.02 ft on 11/02/2011
(5) 10.17 ft on 05/31/2012
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33 Richards Street Bridge is overtopped in Joliet.
32 4th Avenue Bridge is overtopped in Joliet.
30 Widespread inundation of the floodplain reaches multiple blocks away from the creek in Joliet.
24 Water reaches the top of the channelized bank near the gauge site in Joliet.
21 Residential property is threatened near the creek in Joliet.
19 Highland Park Drive is threatened near Pilcher Park in Joliet.
17 Low-lying portions of Highland Park and Pilcher Park and inundated in Joliet. Some roadways may be impacted in the New Lenox area.
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Latitude: 41.515000° N, Longitude: 88.073333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16.5 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 505.71 522.21 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 506.0 522.5 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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