Lansing Ditch near Lansing, IL
River level and flood forecast · Cook County
Normal5.3 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 1.8 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 27 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6.5 ft |
| Record crest (October 11, 1954) | 10.18 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11 ftResidences are threatened near the gauge in Lynwood.
- 10 ftNumerous residences are threatened along Burnham Avenue and south of 201st Street in Lynwood. Structures are threatened at Lansing Municipal Aiport.
- 9 ftTaxiways and runways are threatened at Lansing Municipal Airport.
- 8 ftNumerous sections of Burnham Avenue are threatened in Lynwood and Lansing.
- 6 ftWater overflows low-lying banks near the gauge.
Highest crests on record
- 10.18 ft — October 11, 1954
- 9.52 ft — July 18, 1996
- 9.52 ft — September 14, 2008
- 9.35 ft — June 13, 1981
- 9.24 ft — May 10, 1948
Recent crests: 7.99 ft (June 26, 2021) · 8.05 ft (May 17, 2020) · 8.74 ft (September 28, 2019) · 8.13 ft (February 20, 2018) · 7.14 ft (April 6, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamThorn Creek at Thornton, IL
- Hart Ditch at Dyer, IN
- Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, IL
- Hart Ditch at Munster, IN
- Little Calumet River at Munster, IN
- Little Calumet River at Munster (Northcote Avenue), IN
- Little Calumet River at Hammond (Indianapolis Boulevard), IN
- Little Calumet River at Highland (Kennedy Avenue), IN
- Thorn Creek at Glenwood, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LDLI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.