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Deer Creek near Chicago Heights Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:00AM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 3.4 ft at 7:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 8:00AM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 3.4 ft at 8:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 8:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 8:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 9:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.35 ft at 9:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.32 ft at 9:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.29 ft at 10:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.26 ft at 10:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.24 ft at 10:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 5:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 6:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 6:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 6:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 6:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 10:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 10:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 4:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 5:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:00AM Oct 03, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCDCI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:55AM Oct 3, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.07 ft at 6:00 AM CDT 3-Oct-2022. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Deer Creek near Chicago Heights. 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: 13.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 11.5
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): 3.4

Historic Crests
(1) 12.87 ft on 09/15/2008
(2) 12.37 ft on 08/24/2007
(3) 12.16 ft on 04/17/2006
(4) 11.98 ft on 06/27/2019
(5) 11.98 ft on 02/21/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.23 ft on 05/09/2021
(2) 11.10 ft on 05/18/2020
(3) 10.85 ft on 04/30/2020
(4) 11.11 ft on 01/11/2020
(5) 10.76 ft on 10/27/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.30 ft on 07/25/1988
(2) 3.23 ft on 09/03/2000
(3) 3.33 ft on 09/12/2001
(4) 3.51 ft on 08/04/2012
(5) 3.57 ft on 06/07/2015
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17 Industrial structures east of the creek are threatened south of Ford Heights.
15 Cottage Grove Avenue is threatened near the creek in Sauk Village.
14.5 Medgar Evans Center is threatened in Ford Heights. Industrial structures west of the creek are threatened south of Ford Heights.
14 Numerous residences are threatened along Deer Creek Drive in Ford Heights. US30 is threatened in Ford Heights.
13 Numerous residences are threatened along Deer Creek Drive in Ford Heights. Sauk Trail is threatened near the creek east of Steger. Joe Orr Road is threatened north of Ford Heights.
12 Structures are threatened near Cottage Grove Avenue in Glenwood. Kennedy Lane is threatened in Ford Heights.
10 Water overtops numerous low-lying banks in Steger and Ford Heights.
9 Low-lying agricultural land is inundated north of Ford Heights.
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3.5 River nears zero flow.
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Latitude: 41.520833° N, Longitude: 87.590278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 615.64 625.64 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available 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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