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Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:15PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 3:30PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 3:45PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:00PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:15PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:30PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:45PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 5:00PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 5:15PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 5:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:15PM Sep 30, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 6:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 1:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:45AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:15AM Oct 03, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesOAKI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:26AM Oct 3, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.4 ft at 4:30 AM CDT 3-Oct-2022. Flood Stage is 6 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest. 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: 8.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 7
Flood Stage: 6
Action Stage: 5.5
Low Stage (in feet): 1

Historic Crests
(1) 9.00 ft on 07/13/1957
(2) 8.49 ft on 10/10/1954
(3) 7.67 ft on 04/22/1973
(4) 6.70 ft on 05/12/1966
(5) 6.38 ft on 06/10/1953
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 6.15 ft on 05/17/2020
(2) 4.62 ft on 09/29/2019
(3) 4.85 ft on 02/20/2018
(4) 4.85 ft on 07/12/2014
(5) 4.61 ft on 05/20/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.14 ft on 10/05/2017
(2) 1.15 ft on 09/12/2019
(3) 1.18 ft on 08/03/2012
(4) 1.27 ft on 07/21/2010
(5) 1.27 ft on 08/11/2013
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9.5 Numerous residences are inundated in Oak Forest and Midlothian.
8.5 Numerous residences are threatened in Robbins. 159th Street (US-6) and Cicero Avenue (IL-50) are threatened in Oak Forest.
7.5 A few residences are threatened upstream of the gauge.
7 Forest Avenue is threatened in Oak Forest.
6.5 Waverly Avenue, Oak Avenue, 155th Street, and 160th Street are threatned in Oak Forest. Trails are threatened in Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve.
5.5 Low-lying areas of Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve are inundated.
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1.0 River nears zero flow.
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Latitude: 41.614111° N, Longitude: 87.729456° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 6 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 620.10 626.10 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 620.41 626.41 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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