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Deer Creek near Chicago Heights Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.37 ft at 6:15PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 6:30PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:45PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 7:00PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 7:15PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:30PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 7:45PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:00PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 8:15PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:30PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:45PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 9:00PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 9:15PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 9:30PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 9:45PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:00PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:15PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:30PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:45PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:00PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:15PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:30PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:45PM Apr 19, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 12:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 12:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 2:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 2:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 2:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 2:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 3:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 3:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 3:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 4:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 4:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 4:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 6:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 6:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 6:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 7:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 7:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 7:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.34 ft at 8:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 8:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 8:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 8:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 9:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 9:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 9:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 9:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:00AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:15AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 11:30AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:45AM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 3:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.46 ft at 4:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 4:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 4:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 5:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 6:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 7:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 7:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 8:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.46 ft at 9:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.46 ft at 9:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 10:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:00PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 11:15PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:30PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:45PM Apr 20, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 12:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 12:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 2:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 3:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 3:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 3:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 4:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 5:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 5:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 5:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 7:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 7:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 8:00AM Apr 21, 2021Highest Observation: 3.59 ft at 8:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 8:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 8:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 9:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 9:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 9:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 10:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 10:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 10:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 10:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:00AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:15AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 11:30AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.56 ft at 11:45AM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.56 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 2:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 2:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 3:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 3:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 4:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 4:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 5:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 7:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 7:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 7:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 8:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 8:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 8:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 9:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 10:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 11:15PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:30PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.53 ft at 11:45PM Apr 21, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 2:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.52 ft at 2:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 3:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 3:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.51 ft at 3:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 4:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.49 ft at 4:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.47 ft at 5:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 7:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 8:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.42 ft at 8:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.43 ft at 8:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 9:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 9:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:15AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:30AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 11:45AM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 12:15PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:30PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:45PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 1:15PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:30PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 1:45PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 2:15PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 2:30PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:45PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.38 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 3:15PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 3:30PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 3:45PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.36 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 4:15PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 4:30PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.37 ft at 4:45PM Apr 22, 2021Observed: 3.35 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCDCI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:11PM Apr 22, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.35 ft at 5:00 PM CDT 22-Apr-2021. 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: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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) 11.93 ft on 02/20/2018 (P)
(5) 11.83 ft on 06/10/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 11.54 ft on 05/01/2019
(2) 11.93 ft on 02/20/2018 (P)
(3) 10.23 ft on 07/22/2017
(4) 11.02 ft on 03/31/2017
(5) 10.60 ft on 06/16/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.30 ft on 07/25/1988
(2) 3.00 ft on 05/01/2001
(3) 3.13 ft on 08/01/2015
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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 Streger. 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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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 Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 615.95 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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