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North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Pulaski Rd) Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 10:30PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 10:45PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 11:00PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 11:15PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 11:30PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 11:45PM Dec 01, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 12:00AM Dec 02, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 12:15AM Dec 02, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 12:30AM Dec 02, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 12:45AM Dec 02, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 1:00AM Dec 02, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 1:15AM Dec 02, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 1:30AM Dec 02, 2022Highest Observation: 10.96 ft at 1:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 2:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 2:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 2:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 2:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 3:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 3:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 3:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.95 ft at 3:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.94 ft at 4:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.94 ft at 4:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.94 ft at 4:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.94 ft at 4:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.94 ft at 5:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.94 ft at 5:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.94 ft at 5:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.93 ft at 5:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.93 ft at 6:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.93 ft at 6:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.93 ft at 6:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.93 ft at 6:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 7:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 7:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 7:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 7:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 8:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 8:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 8:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:00AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:15AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:30AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:45AM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 3:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 3:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 3:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 3:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 4:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 4:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 4:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 4:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 5:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 5:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 5:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 5:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 6:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:00PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 11:15PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:30PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:45PM Dec 02, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 1:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 2:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 2:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 3:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 3:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 3:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 3:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 4:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 4:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 5:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 5:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 6:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 6:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 6:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 8:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 9:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 9:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:00AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:15AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 11:30AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 11:45AM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 12:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 12:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 12:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 1:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 2:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 3:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 3:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 3:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 3:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 4:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 4:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 4:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 4:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 5:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 5:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 5:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 5:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 6:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 6:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 6:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 6:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 7:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 7:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 7:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 7:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 8:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 9:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 10:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 10:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 11:00PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 11:15PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 11:30PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 11:45PM Dec 03, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 12:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 1:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 1:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 1:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 1:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 2:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 2:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 2:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 2:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 3:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 3:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 3:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 3:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 5:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 5:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 5:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 5:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 6:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 6:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 6:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 6:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.92 ft at 7:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 7:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 8:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 9:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:00AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 11:15AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.91 ft at 11:30AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:45AM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 12:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 1:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 3:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 3:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 3:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.89 ft at 3:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.87 ft at 7:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 7:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 7:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 7:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 9:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 9:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 9:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 10:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:00PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:15PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:30PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 11:45PM Dec 04, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 12:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 1:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 2:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 2:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 2:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 2:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 3:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 5:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.84 ft at 5:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 7:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 10:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 11:00AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 11:15AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 11:30AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 11:45AM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 12:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 12:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 12:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 12:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 1:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 1:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 1:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 1:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 2:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 2:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 2:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 2:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 3:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 3:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 3:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 3:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 4:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 4:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 4:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 4:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 5:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 5:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 5:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 5:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 6:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 6:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 6:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 6:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 9:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 9:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 9:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:00PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:15PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 11:30PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 11:45PM Dec 05, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 12:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 1:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 2:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 2:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 2:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 2:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 3:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 3:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 3:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 3:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 4:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 4:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 4:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 4:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 5:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 5:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 5:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 5:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 6:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 6:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 6:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 6:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 7:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 7:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 7:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 7:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 8:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 8:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 8:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 8:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 9:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 11:00AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 11:15AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.76 ft at 11:30AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.76 ft at 11:45AM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.76 ft at 12:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.75 ft at 12:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.75 ft at 12:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.75 ft at 12:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.75 ft at 1:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 1:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 1:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 1:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 2:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 2:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 2:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 2:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 3:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 3:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 3:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 3:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 4:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 4:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 4:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 4:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.73 ft at 5:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.75 ft at 6:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.75 ft at 6:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.76 ft at 6:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.76 ft at 6:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 7:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.77 ft at 7:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 7:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.78 ft at 7:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 8:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.79 ft at 8:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.8 ft at 8:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:00PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.81 ft at 9:15PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 9:30PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.82 ft at 9:45PM Dec 06, 2022Observed: 10.83 ft at 10:00PM Dec 06, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNBPI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:25PM Dec 6, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.83 ft at 10:00 PM CST 6-Dec-2022. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 21
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 16.5
Low Stage (in feet): 10.5

Historic Crests
(1) 23.50 ft on 04/18/2013 (P)
(2) 22.90 ft on 09/14/2008
(3) 22.00 ft on 07/24/2010 (P)
(4) 21.50 ft on 02/21/1997 (P)
(5) 21.50 ft on 06/19/2009 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.90 ft on 05/18/2020
(2) 17.03 ft on 05/22/2018
(3) 23.50 ft on 04/18/2013 (P)
(4) 22.00 ft on 07/24/2010 (P)
(5) 21.50 ft on 06/19/2009 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 10.53 ft on 06/12/2021
(2) 10.62 ft on 08/23/2020
(3) 10.75 ft on 07/31/2018
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27.5 Structures are threatened at North Park University.
26 Low-lying property at North Park University is threatened. Low-lying areas in River Park are threatened.
24 Widespread inundation of structures and roadways reaches up to 1 block from the river in the Albany Park neighborhood. Low-lying sections of St. Luke Cemetery are inundated.
23 Intersection of Pulaski Road and Foster Avenue is threatened.
22 Low-lying sections of Bohemian National Cemetery are inundated.
21 Numerous structures and roadways impacted in the Albany Park neighborhood.
20 Water begins to impact structures in the Albany Park neighborhood. Foster Avenue is threatened east of Pulaski Road.
19 Water may impact the Eugene Field Park foot bridge. Foster Avenue flow diversion tunnel reaches capacity.
18 Portions of Eugene Field Park are inundated.
17 Trails in Gompers Park are inundated.
16.5 Water impacts low-lying trails in Eugene Field Park.
16 Low-lying areas of Gompers Park are inundated.
14.5 Water begins to be diverted through the Foster Avenue flow diversion tunnel.
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10.5 River nears zero flow.
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Latitude: 41.974720° N, Longitude: 87.728330° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 575.33 593.33 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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