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Des Plaines River near Gurnee Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.04 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.02 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 3 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.86 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.85 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.8 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.66 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.66 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.66 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.65 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.64 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.65 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.65 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.63 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.62 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.62 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.62 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.61 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.62 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.63 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.64 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.63 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.64 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.63 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.66 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.66 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.66 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 1:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 2:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.02 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.28 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.29 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.31 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.31 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.32 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.34 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.33 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.36 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.37 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.38 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.43 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.51 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.51 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.52 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.53 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.54 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.56 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.56 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.58 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.57 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.59 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.6 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.59 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.6 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.61 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.61 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.64 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.64 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.68 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.68 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.67 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2022Highest Observation: 3.91 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2022Highest Observation: 3.91 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGUNI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:25PM May 27, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.91 ft at 7:30 PM CDT 27-May-2022. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 11
Moderate Flood Stage: 9
Flood Stage: 7
Action Stage: 6.5
Low Stage (in feet): 1

Historic Crests
(1) 12.09 ft on 07/16/2017
(2) 11.95 ft on 09/27/1986
(3) 11.76 ft on 05/25/2004
(4) 11.20 ft on 04/20/2013
(5) 10.64 ft on 04/03/1960
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 6.63 ft on 03/13/2021
(2) 9.84 ft on 05/20/2020
(3) 9.73 ft on 05/02/2020
(4) 8.01 ft on 04/01/2020
(5) 6.88 ft on 11/01/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.50 ft on 09/02/1970
(2) 0.74 ft on 08/10/1999
(3) 1.00 ft on 02/16/2003
(4) 1.07 ft on 10/17/2013
(5) 1.13 ft on 09/01/2008
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13.5 Structures are threatened at Libertyville Wastewater Treatment Plant.
12.5 Structures are threatened at Mundelein Water Reclamation Facility near Libertyville.
12 Libertyville Wastewater Treatment Plant property is threatened.
11 US-41 (Skokie Highway) is inundated near the river in Gurnee. Mundelein Water Reclamation Facility property is threatened near Libertyville.
10 Residences threatened along Kilbourne Road and near O'Plaine Road and McClure Avenue in Gurnee. Businesses threatened along Old Grand Avenue near IL-132 in Gurnee. IL-132 (Grand Avenue) is threatened east of the river in Gurnee.
9 Kilbourne Road and Emerald Avenue threatened near Grand Avenue in Gurnee.
7 Forest land inundated near the river in Gurnee.
6 Water overtops low-lying banks in Gurnee.
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1.0 River nears zero flow.
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Latitude: 42.343889° N, Longitude: 87.941111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 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 650.0 657.0 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 650.3 ft 657.3 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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