Lake Michigan at Calumet Harbor
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Future / Actual / Minor
OWP 2.0 WWA Modal Title
01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC through 01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC
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- Upstream gauge unavailableDownstream gauge unavailableWarning: no valid ratings curve available. Transformations to and from FEET/CFS/KCFS will not happen.No secondary data available. Transformations for Flow data and a secondary Y axis cannot be made at this time.
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Observed (OBS) 06/19/2025 6:42 AM CDTRecord: 6.1 ftCATEGORY STAGE 
Major Flooding 7 ft Moderate Flooding 6 ft Minor Flooding 5 ft Action 4 ft Reliability of the Forecast:
NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.
National Water Model Hydrograph
Official NWS streamflow forecasts are produced by NWS hydrologic forecasters for river gauge locations using hydrologic models which are calibrated to that location. This process considers additional guidance and information, including local expertise and experience, to produce the best forecast possible. The NWM output provides supplemental guidance to NWS forecasters and should not be considered an official NWS river forecast.
Flood Impacts
- 8 - Numerous structures and roadways are threatened in South Deering, East Side, Hegewisch, and South Chicago community areas of Chicago, and near Burnham.
- 7.5 - I-94 threatened along the west shore of Lake Calumet. Backwater causes Indian Creek to threaten residences along Avenue O and 129th Street in the Hegewisch Community Area of Chicago.
- 7 - Backwater causes Indian Creek to threaten residences along Green Bay Avenue in the Hegewisch Community Area of Chicago. Industrial property threatened along Carondelet Avenue in the South Deering Community Area of Chicago. Doty Avenue threatened along the west shore of Lake Calumet. Backwater casues Indian Creek to threaten athletic fields along Carondelet Avenue in the South Deering Community Area of Chicago.
Gauge Location
Recent Crests
| 1. | 5.87 ft | on 08-29-2020 |
| 2. | 5.81 ft | on 08-25-2020 |
| 3. | 6.07 ft | on 08-11-2020 |
| 4. | 5.58 ft | on 07-10-2020 |
| 5. | 5.97 ft | on 06-03-2020 |
Recent Crests
| 1. | 5.87 ft | on 08-29-2020 |
| 2. | 5.81 ft | on 08-25-2020 |
| 3. | 6.07 ft | on 08-11-2020 |
| 4. | 5.58 ft | on 07-10-2020 |
| 5. | 5.97 ft | on 06-03-2020 |
| 6. | 6.01 ft | on 04-29-2020 |
| 7. | 5.53 ft | on 03-06-2020 |
| 8. | 5.26 ft | on 02-26-2020 |
| 9. | 5.90 ft | on 01-11-2020 |
| 10. | 5.49 ft | on 12-29-2019 |
| 11. | 5.37 ft | on 12-06-2019 |
| 12. | 5.80 ft | on 12-01-2019 |
| 13. | 5.34 ft | on 11-11-2019 |
| 14. | 5.68 ft | on 10-31-2019 |
| 15. | 5.32 ft | on 10-26-2019 |
| 16. | 5.18 ft | on 10-16-2019 |
| 17. | 5.53 ft | on 10-02-2019 |
| 18. | 5.41 ft | on 09-28-2019 |
| 19. | 5.28 ft | on 09-11-2019 |
| 20. | 5.31 ft | on 09-05-2019 |
| 21. | 5.68 ft | on 07-20-2019 |
| 22. | 5.52 ft | on 06-01-2019 |
| 23. | 4.55 ft | on 04-14-2019 |
| 24. | 4.23 ft | on 03-30-2019 |
| 25. | 4.12 ft | on 02-06-2019 |
| 26. | 4.74 ft | on 11-26-2018 |
| 27. | 4.35 ft | on 04-14-2018 |
| 28. | 4.07 ft | on 07-12-2017 |
| 29. | 4.02 ft | on 04-08-2016 |
| 30. | 3.60 ft | on 09-19-2015 |
| 31. | 4.16 ft | on 10-31-2014 |
| 32. | 2.39 ft | on 10-20-2011 |
| 33. | 2.40 ft | on 09-30-2011 |
| 34. | 2.51 ft | on 05-21-2004 |
| 35. | 5.82 ft | on 05-31-1998 |
| 36. | 4.82 ft | on 07-08-1997 |
| 37. | 3.73 ft | on 10-02-1996 |
| 38. | 3.49 ft | on 03-10-1992 |
| 39. | 3.31 ft | on 07-08-1991 |
| 40. | 5.87 ft | on 02-08-1987 |
| 41. | 5.80 ft | on 10-04-1986 |
| 42. | 5.70 ft | on 12-23-1985 |
| 43. | 5.82 ft | on 09-08-1985 |
| 44. | 4.06 ft | on 07-04-1969 |
| 45. | 3.61 ft | on 12-28-1968 |
| 46. | 2.55 ft | on 08-30-1967 |
| 47. | 3.44 ft | on 12-25-1965 |
| 48. | 2.95 ft | on 05-10-1962 |
| 49. | 2.89 ft | on 10-19-1961 |
| 50. | 3.68 ft | on 03-22-1960 |
| 51. | 2.57 ft | on 10-24-1957 |
| 52. | 3.37 ft | on 05-06-1956 |
| 53. | 3.99 ft | on 04-19-1955 |
| 54. | 5.21 ft | on 07-06-1954 |
| 55. | 4.70 ft | on 08-01-1953 |
| 56. | 5.68 ft | on 06-11-1952 |
| 57. | 4.78 ft | on 11-07-1951 |
| 58. | 3.32 ft | on 11-26-1950 |
| 59. | 4.20 ft | on 05-09-1948 |
| 60. | 4.14 ft | on 05-28-1947 |
| 61. | 4.54 ft | on 04-03-1946 |
| 62. | 3.89 ft | on 06-02-1945 |
| 63. | 3.51 ft | on 04-11-1944 |
| 64. | 3.83 ft | on 07-29-1943 |
| 65. | 3.09 ft | on 08-01-1942 |
| 66. | 2.97 ft | on 10-27-1939 |
| 67. | 3.27 ft | on 07-28-1930 |
| 68. | 3.27 ft | on 06-30-1930 |
| 69. | 2.74 ft | on 08-21-1928 |
| 70. | 3.19 ft | on 06-10-1922 |
| 71. | 2.89 ft | on 04-16-1921 |
| 72. | 3.32 ft | on 06-16-1920 |
| 73. | 3.44 ft | on 06-27-1919 |
| 74. | 4.59 ft | on 05-10-1918 |
| 75. | 4.15 ft | on 05-19-1917 |
| 76. | 3.07 ft | on 08-13-1916 |
| 77. | 2.81 ft | on 06-26-1914 |
| 78. | 3.56 ft | on 11-09-1913 |
| 79. | 2.75 ft | on 08-28-1912 |
| 80. | 3.40 ft | on 08-23-1910 |
| 81. | 3.72 ft | on 07-02-1909 |
| 82. | 3.72 ft | on 05-29-1908 |
| 83. | 3.35 ft | on 07-04-1907 |
| 84. | 3.63 ft | on 05-30-1906 |
| 85. | 3.91 ft | on 05-12-1905 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 6.07 ft | on 08-11-2020 |
| 2. | 6.01 ft | on 04-29-2020 |
| 3. | 5.97 ft | on 06-03-2020 |
| 4. | 5.90 ft | on 01-11-2020 |
| 5. | 5.87 ft | on 02-08-1987 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 6.07 ft | on 08-11-2020 |
| 2. | 6.01 ft | on 04-29-2020 |
| 3. | 5.97 ft | on 06-03-2020 |
| 4. | 5.90 ft | on 01-11-2020 |
| 5. | 5.87 ft | on 02-08-1987 |
| 6. | 5.87 ft | on 08-29-2020 |
| 7. | 5.82 ft | on 09-08-1985 |
| 8. | 5.82 ft | on 05-31-1998 |
| 9. | 5.81 ft | on 08-25-2020 |
| 10. | 5.80 ft | on 10-04-1986 |
| 11. | 5.80 ft | on 12-01-2019 |
| 12. | 5.70 ft | on 12-23-1985 |
| 13. | 5.68 ft | on 07-20-2019 |
| 14. | 5.68 ft | on 06-11-1952 |
| 15. | 5.68 ft | on 10-31-2019 |
| 16. | 5.58 ft | on 07-10-2020 |
| 17. | 5.53 ft | on 10-02-2019 |
| 18. | 5.53 ft | on 03-06-2020 |
| 19. | 5.52 ft | on 06-01-2019 |
| 20. | 5.49 ft | on 12-29-2019 |
| 21. | 5.41 ft | on 09-28-2019 |
| 22. | 5.37 ft | on 12-06-2019 |
| 23. | 5.34 ft | on 11-11-2019 |
| 24. | 5.32 ft | on 10-26-2019 |
| 25. | 5.31 ft | on 09-05-2019 |
| 26. | 5.28 ft | on 09-11-2019 |
| 27. | 5.26 ft | on 02-26-2020 |
| 28. | 5.21 ft | on 07-06-1954 |
| 29. | 5.18 ft | on 10-16-2019 |
| 30. | 4.82 ft | on 07-08-1997 |
| 31. | 4.78 ft | on 11-07-1951 |
| 32. | 4.74 ft | on 11-26-2018 |
| 33. | 4.70 ft | on 08-01-1953 |
| 34. | 4.59 ft | on 05-10-1918 |
| 35. | 4.55 ft | on 04-14-2019 |
| 36. | 4.54 ft | on 04-03-1946 |
| 37. | 4.35 ft | on 04-14-2018 |
| 38. | 4.23 ft | on 03-30-2019 |
| 39. | 4.20 ft | on 05-09-1948 |
| 40. | 4.16 ft | on 10-31-2014 |
| 41. | 4.15 ft | on 05-19-1917 |
| 42. | 4.14 ft | on 05-28-1947 |
| 43. | 4.12 ft | on 02-06-2019 |
| 44. | 4.07 ft | on 07-12-2017 |
| 45. | 4.06 ft | on 07-04-1969 |
| 46. | 4.02 ft | on 04-08-2016 |
| 47. | 3.99 ft | on 04-19-1955 |
| 48. | 3.91 ft | on 05-12-1905 |
| 49. | 3.89 ft | on 06-02-1945 |
| 50. | 3.83 ft | on 07-29-1943 |
| 51. | 3.73 ft | on 10-02-1996 |
| 52. | 3.72 ft | on 05-29-1908 |
| 53. | 3.72 ft | on 07-02-1909 |
| 54. | 3.68 ft | on 03-22-1960 |
| 55. | 3.63 ft | on 05-30-1906 |
| 56. | 3.61 ft | on 12-28-1968 |
| 57. | 3.60 ft | on 09-19-2015 |
| 58. | 3.56 ft | on 11-09-1913 |
| 59. | 3.51 ft | on 04-11-1944 |
| 60. | 3.49 ft | on 03-10-1992 |
| 61. | 3.44 ft | on 12-25-1965 |
| 62. | 3.44 ft | on 06-27-1919 |
| 63. | 3.40 ft | on 08-23-1910 |
| 64. | 3.37 ft | on 05-06-1956 |
| 65. | 3.35 ft | on 07-04-1907 |
| 66. | 3.32 ft | on 11-26-1950 |
| 67. | 3.32 ft | on 06-16-1920 |
| 68. | 3.31 ft | on 07-08-1991 |
| 69. | 3.27 ft | on 07-28-1930 |
| 70. | 3.27 ft | on 06-30-1930 |
| 71. | 3.19 ft | on 06-10-1922 |
| 72. | 3.09 ft | on 08-01-1942 |
| 73. | 3.07 ft | on 08-13-1916 |
| 74. | 2.97 ft | on 10-27-1939 |
| 75. | 2.95 ft | on 05-10-1962 |
| 76. | 2.89 ft | on 10-19-1961 |
| 77. | 2.89 ft | on 04-16-1921 |
| 78. | 2.81 ft | on 06-26-1914 |
| 79. | 2.75 ft | on 08-28-1912 |
| 80. | 2.74 ft | on 08-21-1928 |
| 81. | 2.57 ft | on 10-24-1957 |
| 82. | 2.55 ft | on 08-30-1967 |
| 83. | 2.51 ft | on 05-21-2004 |
| 84. | 2.40 ft | on 09-30-2011 |
| 85. | 2.39 ft | on 10-20-2011 |
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Probability Information
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Unique Local Info
Forecasts from the National Ocean Service (NOS) Lake Michigan and Huron Operational Forecast System (LMHOFS)
Forecasts from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System (GLCFS)
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