Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Stickney

Last updated: Jul 15, 2025, 11:24 AM UTC
Air Quality Alert

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 11 - The canal reaches top of banks in Forest View and at Chicago Portage.
  • 7 - Industrial structures are threatened in Cicero, Stickney, and the Brighton Park, Archer Heights, and Garfield Ridge areas of Chicago.
  • 6 - The canal overflows low-lying banks in Cicero, Stickney, and the Brighton Park, Archer Heights, and Garfield Ridge areas of Chicago.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 41.8167, -87.7535
RFC NCRFC
State IL
WFO LOT
County Cook
Data Provider(s)
USGS 05536140

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 5.15 ft on 05-17-2020
2. 3.35 ft on 10-14-2017
3. 3.54 ft on 07-23-2011
4. 4.64 ft on 07-24-2010
5. 3.30 ft on 09-14-2008

Historic Crests

1. 5.15 ft on 05-17-2020
2. 4.64 ft on 07-24-2010
3. 3.54 ft on 07-23-2011
4. 3.35 ft on 10-14-2017
5. 3.30 ft on 09-14-2008

Low Water Records

(P) -  Preliminary values subject to further review
¹ -  Gauge datum changed during this year

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding N/A
moderate Flooding N/A
minor Flooding 585.70 ft
action 585.20 ft
Latest Value 577.02 ft
Gauge Zero 579.20 ft

Gauge Photos

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Probability Information

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WFO Information

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Chicago
333 W. University Dr.
Romeoville, IL 60446
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