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Des Plaines River near Des Plaines Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 10.51 ft at 10:15AM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.5 ft at 10:30AM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.5 ft at 10:45AM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.5 ft at 11:00AM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.49 ft at 11:15AM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.48 ft at 11:30AM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.48 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.46 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.43 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.42 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.42 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.4 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.38 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.38 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.36 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.35 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.34 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.33 ft at 3:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.32 ft at 4:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 4:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.29 ft at 4:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.3 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.28 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.24 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.23 ft at 6:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.21 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.18 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.15 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.14 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.13 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.12 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.11 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.1 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.1 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.08 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.07 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.05 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.04 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.04 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.04 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.02 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10.01 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 10 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2022Observed: 9.99 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.96 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.97 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.96 ft at 12:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.95 ft at 1:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.95 ft at 1:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.92 ft at 1:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.92 ft at 1:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.88 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.83 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.83 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.82 ft at 5:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.81 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.8 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.79 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.79 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.79 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.77 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.77 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.76 ft at 7:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.75 ft at 7:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.74 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.72 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.73 ft at 8:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.71 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.71 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.71 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.67 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.67 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.66 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.66 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.62 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.64 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.64 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.64 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.63 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.63 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.57 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.58 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.57 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.56 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.57 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.58 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.57 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.56 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.56 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.55 ft at 4:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.55 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.55 ft at 5:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.54 ft at 5:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.55 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.53 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.52 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.54 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.56 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.55 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.56 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.57 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.58 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.57 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.58 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 9:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 9:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 10:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 10:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.6 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.61 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.6 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.6 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.59 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.58 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.57 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.53 ft at 3:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.53 ft at 3:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.52 ft at 3:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.52 ft at 3:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.51 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.5 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.51 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.5 ft at 4:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.49 ft at 5:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.49 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.49 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.48 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.45 ft at 7:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.44 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.43 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.41 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.41 ft at 8:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.4 ft at 8:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.41 ft at 9:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.41 ft at 9:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.41 ft at 9:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.41 ft at 9:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.38 ft at 10:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.39 ft at 10:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.39 ft at 10:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.38 ft at 10:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.38 ft at 11:00AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.39 ft at 11:15AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.37 ft at 11:30AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.36 ft at 11:45AM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.38 ft at 12:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.35 ft at 12:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.37 ft at 12:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.37 ft at 12:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.36 ft at 1:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.35 ft at 1:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.34 ft at 1:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.34 ft at 1:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.35 ft at 2:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.35 ft at 2:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.34 ft at 2:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.35 ft at 2:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.34 ft at 3:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.33 ft at 3:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.33 ft at 3:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.32 ft at 3:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.33 ft at 4:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.3 ft at 4:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.31 ft at 4:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.33 ft at 4:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.31 ft at 5:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.28 ft at 5:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.3 ft at 5:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.3 ft at 5:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.3 ft at 6:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.27 ft at 6:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.28 ft at 6:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.27 ft at 6:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.26 ft at 7:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.27 ft at 7:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.25 ft at 7:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.27 ft at 7:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.25 ft at 8:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.26 ft at 8:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.25 ft at 8:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.24 ft at 8:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.24 ft at 9:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.23 ft at 9:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.23 ft at 9:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.23 ft at 9:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.22 ft at 10:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.22 ft at 11:00PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.22 ft at 11:15PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:30PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:45PM Sep 21, 2022Observed: 9.19 ft at 12:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.2 ft at 12:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.19 ft at 12:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.19 ft at 12:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.18 ft at 1:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.18 ft at 1:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.17 ft at 1:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.17 ft at 1:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.17 ft at 2:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.14 ft at 3:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.13 ft at 3:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.13 ft at 4:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.13 ft at 4:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.14 ft at 4:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.12 ft at 4:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.13 ft at 5:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.1 ft at 5:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.11 ft at 5:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.1 ft at 5:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.1 ft at 6:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.1 ft at 6:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.1 ft at 6:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.09 ft at 6:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.07 ft at 8:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.06 ft at 8:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.06 ft at 8:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.03 ft at 8:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.03 ft at 9:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.05 ft at 9:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.04 ft at 9:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.05 ft at 9:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.02 ft at 10:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.01 ft at 10:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.02 ft at 10:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:00AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:15AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.03 ft at 11:30AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:45AM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.01 ft at 12:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.02 ft at 12:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.01 ft at 12:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.01 ft at 12:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9.01 ft at 1:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9 ft at 1:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9 ft at 1:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9 ft at 2:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9 ft at 2:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.99 ft at 3:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 9 ft at 3:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.99 ft at 3:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.98 ft at 5:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.95 ft at 6:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.96 ft at 7:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.94 ft at 7:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.94 ft at 8:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.93 ft at 8:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.93 ft at 8:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.93 ft at 8:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.93 ft at 9:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.91 ft at 10:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.91 ft at 10:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.92 ft at 11:00PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:15PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:30PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.9 ft at 11:45PM Sep 22, 2022Observed: 8.9 ft at 12:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.89 ft at 12:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.9 ft at 1:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.89 ft at 1:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.87 ft at 2:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.86 ft at 3:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.85 ft at 3:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.85 ft at 4:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.86 ft at 4:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.85 ft at 4:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.85 ft at 4:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.84 ft at 5:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.85 ft at 5:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.84 ft at 5:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.84 ft at 6:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.84 ft at 6:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.83 ft at 6:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.83 ft at 6:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.83 ft at 7:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.81 ft at 7:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.81 ft at 7:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.82 ft at 7:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.81 ft at 8:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.8 ft at 9:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.8 ft at 9:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.79 ft at 9:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.79 ft at 10:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.79 ft at 10:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.8 ft at 10:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.79 ft at 10:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.79 ft at 11:00AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:15AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:30AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:45AM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.76 ft at 12:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.76 ft at 12:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.75 ft at 1:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.76 ft at 1:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.75 ft at 2:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.75 ft at 2:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.76 ft at 2:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.75 ft at 2:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.75 ft at 3:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 3:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.76 ft at 3:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.75 ft at 3:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 4:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 4:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 4:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 5:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 5:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 5:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 5:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 6:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 7:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 7:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 7:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 7:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 8:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 8:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.73 ft at 9:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 9:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 9:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.71 ft at 9:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.71 ft at 10:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.69 ft at 10:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.71 ft at 10:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 10:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.71 ft at 11:00PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.71 ft at 11:15PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 11:30PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.72 ft at 11:45PM Sep 23, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 12:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 12:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 12:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 12:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.71 ft at 1:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.69 ft at 1:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 1:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.69 ft at 1:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 2:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 2:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 2:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 2:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 3:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.7 ft at 3:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 3:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 3:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.69 ft at 4:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 4:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 4:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 4:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.66 ft at 5:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 5:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.66 ft at 6:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 6:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 6:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.68 ft at 7:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 7:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 7:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.67 ft at 7:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.66 ft at 8:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.66 ft at 8:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.64 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.65 ft at 8:45AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:00AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.65 ft at 9:15AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:30AM Sep 24, 2022Observed: 8.63 ft at 9:45AM Sep 24, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDSPI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:10AM Sep 24, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.63 ft at 9:45 AM CDT 24-Sep-2022. 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): 7.5

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) 19.77 ft on 05/18/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.78 ft on 03/12/2021
(2) 19.77 ft on 05/18/2020
(3) 16.96 ft on 05/02/2020
(4) 15.15 ft on 03/29/2020
(5) 17.88 ft on 09/14/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 7.69 ft on 10/17/2020
(2) 7.76 ft on 10/03/2017
(3) 7.88 ft on 08/18/2016
(4) 7.99 ft on 07/20/2016

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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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7.0 River nears zero flow.
7.5 Approximate stage of the 1-in-10 annual chance flow (7-day average).
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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
Other Not Available Not Available  

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