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Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:15AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:30AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:45AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:00AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:15AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:30AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:45AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:00AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:15AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:30AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:45AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:00AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:15AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:30AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:45AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:00AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:15AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:30AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:45AM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:00PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:15PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:30PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:45PM Jan 21, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 5:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 5:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 5:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 5:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:00AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:15AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:30AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:45AM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:00PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:15PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:30PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:45PM Jan 22, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:00AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:15AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:30AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:45AM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 12:00PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 12:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 12:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 12:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 1:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 1:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 1:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 1:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 2:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 2:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 2:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 2:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 3:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 3:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 3:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 3:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 4:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 4:15PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 4:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 4:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 5:00PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 5:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:30PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 5:45PM Jan 23, 2022Highest Observation: 3.17 ft at 6:00PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:30PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:45PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:00PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:30PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:45PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:00PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:30PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:45PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:00PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:30PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:45PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:00PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:30PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:45PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:00PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:15PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:30PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:45PM Jan 23, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:00AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:15AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:30AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:45AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:00AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:15AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:30AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 1:45AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:00AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:15AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:30AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:45AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:00AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:15AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:30AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:45AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:00AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:15AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:30AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:45AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:00AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:15AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:30AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:45AM Jan 24, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:00AM Jan 24, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSCRI3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:09AM Jan 24, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.16 ft at 7:00 AM CST 24-Jan-2022. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso. 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: 12.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): 3

Historic Crests
(1) 8.48 ft on 02/21/2018
(2) 8.25 ft on 08/22/2014
(3) 7.36 ft on 09/27/2019
(4) 7.26 ft on 07/29/2011
(5) 7.20 ft on 05/15/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.20 ft on 05/15/2020
(2) 7.36 ft on 09/27/2019
(3) 8.48 ft on 02/21/2018
(4) 6.77 ft on 08/15/2016
(5) 7.05 ft on 08/18/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.93 ft on 07/13/2012
(2) 3.00 ft on 08/28/2010
(3) 3.10 ft on 08/02/2018
(4) 3.20 ft on 06/16/2014
(5) 3.24 ft on 12/20/2019
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15.5 Numerous structures are threatened near the creek and US-30 in Valparaiso. IN-2 is threatened at the creek in Valparaiso. Danvers Parkway is threatened in Valparaiso.
12.5 N 50 W threatened southwest of Valparaiso.
12 A few structures are threatened near US-30 and Horse Prairie Avenue. West Street threatened at the creek in Valparaiso.
11.5 US-30 threatened at the creek in Valparaiso. Horse Prairie Avenue is threatened between US-30 and West Street.
11 Kuehl Pollution Control Facility property is threatened in Valparaiso.
9 Water overtops banks along Factory Street.
8 Low-lying sections of First Tee Golf Course are inundated northwest of Valparaiso.
7.5 Zao Island Entertainment Center is threatened in Valparaiso.
6 Water overtops low-lying banks near US-30 and West Street.
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3.0 River nears zero flow.
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Latitude: 41.466667° N, Longitude: 87.076111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 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 673.87 681.87 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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