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Des Plaines River near Des Plaines Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 10.29 ft at 7:15PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.3 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.29 ft at 7:45PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.29 ft at 8:15PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.29 ft at 8:45PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.29 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 9:15PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 9:45PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 10:15PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 10:45PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.28 ft at 11:15PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 11:45PM Mar 25, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 12:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 12:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 1:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 1:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 3:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 3:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 4:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 4:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 5:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.24 ft at 5:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.23 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.23 ft at 7:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.23 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.23 ft at 7:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.23 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.22 ft at 8:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.22 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.22 ft at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.22 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.22 ft at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.21 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.21 ft at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.21 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.21 ft at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.2 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.2 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.2 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.19 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.19 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.19 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.19 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.18 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.16 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.14 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.14 ft at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.11 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.11 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.11 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.11 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.1 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.11 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.1 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.11 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.1 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.1 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.09 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.09 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.1 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.09 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.09 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.09 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.09 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.07 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.08 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.1 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.1 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.12 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.13 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.14 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.15 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.17 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.19 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.2 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.21 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.22 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 10.24 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.25 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.26 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.27 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.29 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.31 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.33 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.39 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.57 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 11 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 11.22 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 11.42 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 11.61 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 11.79 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 11.95 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.09 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.24 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.36 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.47 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.57 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.68 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.76 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.84 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.9 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 12.99 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.04 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.15 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.22 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.26 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.32 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.36 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.4 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.46 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.49 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.53 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.57 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.61 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.65 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.68 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.71 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.74 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.78 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.81 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.83 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.86 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.88 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.9 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.93 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.94 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.96 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 13.98 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.02 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.04 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.06 ft at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.06 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.07 ft at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.09 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.11 ft at 3:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.12 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.13 ft at 3:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.15 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.15 ft at 4:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.17 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.18 ft at 4:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.18 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.19 ft at 5:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.21 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.23 ft at 5:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.29 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.3 ft at 7:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.31 ft at 7:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.33 ft at 7:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.35 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.37 ft at 8:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.39 ft at 8:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.4 ft at 8:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.42 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.43 ft at 9:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.45 ft at 9:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.47 ft at 9:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.49 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.5 ft at 10:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.51 ft at 10:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.52 ft at 10:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.54 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.56 ft at 11:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.58 ft at 11:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.6 ft at 11:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 14.6 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.62 ft at 12:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.64 ft at 12:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.62 ft at 12:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.65 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.67 ft at 1:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.68 ft at 1:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.7 ft at 1:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.71 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.73 ft at 2:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.74 ft at 2:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.75 ft at 2:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.77 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.77 ft at 3:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.8 ft at 3:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.81 ft at 3:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.81 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.83 ft at 4:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.84 ft at 4:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.85 ft at 4:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.94 ft at 6:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.95 ft at 7:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.94 ft at 7:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.97 ft at 7:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.97 ft at 7:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.98 ft at 8:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.98 ft at 8:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.99 ft at 8:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 14.99 ft at 8:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.01 ft at 9:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.02 ft at 9:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.02 ft at 9:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.02 ft at 9:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.03 ft at 10:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.04 ft at 10:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.05 ft at 10:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.05 ft at 10:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.06 ft at 11:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.08 ft at 12:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.1 ft at 1:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.09 ft at 1:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.09 ft at 1:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 1:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 2:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 2:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 2:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 2:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 3:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.12 ft at 3:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 3:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 3:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 4:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 4:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 4:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 4:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 5:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 5:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 5:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 5:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 6:00PM Mar 29, 2020Highest Observation: 15.16 ft at 6:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 6:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 6:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 7:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 7:15PM Mar 29, 2020Highest Observation: 15.16 ft at 7:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 7:45PM Mar 29, 2020Highest Observation: 15.16 ft at 8:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 8:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 8:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 8:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 9:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 9:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 9:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 9:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 10:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 10:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.15 ft at 10:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 10:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 11:00PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 11:15PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.12 ft at 11:30PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.14 ft at 11:45PM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 12:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 12:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 12:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.12 ft at 12:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.12 ft at 1:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.13 ft at 1:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 1:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.12 ft at 1:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.1 ft at 2:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 2:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 2:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.1 ft at 2:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.09 ft at 3:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.11 ft at 3:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.09 ft at 3:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.09 ft at 3:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.09 ft at 4:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.08 ft at 4:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.09 ft at 4:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.08 ft at 4:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.06 ft at 5:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.05 ft at 6:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.05 ft at 6:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.06 ft at 6:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.03 ft at 6:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.04 ft at 7:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.03 ft at 7:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.02 ft at 7:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.03 ft at 7:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.02 ft at 8:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.01 ft at 8:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.02 ft at 8:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15.01 ft at 8:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15 ft at 9:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 15 ft at 9:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.99 ft at 9:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.99 ft at 9:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.99 ft at 10:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.98 ft at 10:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.97 ft at 10:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.97 ft at 10:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.96 ft at 11:00AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.97 ft at 11:15AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.95 ft at 11:30AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.96 ft at 11:45AM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.95 ft at 12:00PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.95 ft at 12:15PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.93 ft at 12:30PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.93 ft at 12:45PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.93 ft at 1:00PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.92 ft at 1:15PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.92 ft at 1:30PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.93 ft at 1:45PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.9 ft at 2:00PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:15PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.9 ft at 2:30PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.9 ft at 2:45PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:00PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:15PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:30PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:45PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.87 ft at 4:00PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.86 ft at 4:15PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.86 ft at 4:30PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.85 ft at 4:45PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.85 ft at 5:00PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.83 ft at 5:15PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.84 ft at 5:30PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.83 ft at 5:45PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.81 ft at 6:00PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.82 ft at 6:15PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.81 ft at 6:30PM Mar 30, 2020Observed: 14.8 ft at 6:45PM Mar 30, 2020Highest Forecast: 14.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2020Forecast: 14.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2020Forecast: 14.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2020Forecast: 14 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2020Forecast: 13.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2020Forecast: 13.7 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2020Forecast: 13.5 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2020Forecast: 13.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2020Forecast: 13.3 ft 1:00AM Apr 02, 2020Forecast: 13.1 ft 7:00AM Apr 02, 2020Forecast: 13 ft 1:00PM Apr 02, 2020Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00PM Apr 02, 2020Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00AM Apr 03, 2020Forecast: 12.5 ft 7:00AM Apr 03, 2020Forecast: 12.4 ft 1:00PM Apr 03, 2020Forecast: 12.3 ft 7:00PM Apr 03, 2020Forecast: 12.1 ft 1:00AM Apr 04, 2020Forecast: 12 ft 7:00AM Apr 04, 2020Forecast: 11.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 04, 2020Forecast: 11.7 ft 7:00PM Apr 04, 2020Forecast: 11.5 ft 1:00AM Apr 05, 2020Forecast: 11.4 ft 7:00AM Apr 05, 2020Forecast: 11.3 ft 1:00PM Apr 05, 2020Forecast: 11.1 ft 7:00PM Apr 05, 2020Forecast: 11 ft 1:00AM Apr 06, 2020Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00AM Apr 06, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDSPI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:10PM Mar 30, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 7:39AM Mar 30)Latest observed value: 14.8 ft at 6:45 PM CDT 30-Mar-2020. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 20.92 ft on 04/19/2013
(2) 20.88 ft on 10/01/1986
(3) 20.00 ft on 09/14/2008
(4) 19.92 ft on 07/14/2017
(5) 18.77 ft on 08/14/1987
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.84 ft on 05/01/2019
(2) 15.30 ft on 03/16/2019
(3) 16.17 ft on 09/04/2018
(4) 15.98 ft on 02/21/2018
(5) 15.87 ft on 10/15/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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22.5 Structures threatened at Chicago Executive Airport in Prospect Heights.
21.5 Taxiways and runways threatened at Chicago Executive Airport in Prospect Heights.
21 Milwaukee Avenue threatened at Palatine Road in Prospect Heights. Algonquin Road threatened east of the river in Des Plaines.
20 Water reaches the top of the floodwall along Miner Street causing numerous structures and roadways to be threatened near Miner Street and Busse Highway in Des Plaines. Structures threatened along Prairie Avenue near South River Road in Des Plaines.
18.5 Big Bend Road threatened in Des Plaines.
17 Central Avenue and Golf Road are threatened in Des Plaines.
15 Buildings threatened at Methodist Campground in Des Plaines. Forest preserve roadways are threatened.
14 Low-lying Methodist Campground property and forest preserve property threatened near Des Plaines.
13 Camp Ground Road and Des Plaines River Trail threatened near Miner Street in Des Plaines.
12 Low-lying sections of the Des Plaines River Trail are threatened near Des Plaines.
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Latitude: 42.087222° N, Longitude: 87.887222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 616.06 ft 631.06 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 616.31 ft 631.31 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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