Little Calumet River at Highland (Kennedy Avenue), IN
River level and flood forecast · Lake County
Normal8.0 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 7.0 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2008) | 17.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftWater reaches the top of the levees in Hammond and Gary.
- 20.5 ftWater reaches the top of the levees in Highland and Griffith.
- 17 ftWithout flood protection, I-80 is threatened at Kennedy Avenue in Gary.
- 16.5 ftCline Avenue (IN-912) may be closed at the levee in Hammond, Highland, and Gary to install temporary flood protection.
- 16 ftKennedy Avenue may be closed at the levee in Hammond and Highland to install temporary flood protection.
- 10 ftWater overflows low-lying river banks outside of the levee-protected area in Hammond, Highland, Griffith, and Gary.
Highest crests on record
- 17.5 ft — September 14, 2008
- 15.39 ft — February 21, 2018
- 14.17 ft — May 18, 2020
- 14.04 ft — March 10, 2009
- 14.01 ft — September 29, 2019
Recent crests: 14.17 ft (May 18, 2020) · 12.81 ft (April 30, 2020) · 12.73 ft (January 12, 2020) · 14.01 ft (September 29, 2019) · 12.71 ft (June 28, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLittle Calumet River at Hammond (Indianapolis Boulevard), IN
- DownstreamLittle Calumet River at Gary (Burr Street), IN
- Hart Ditch at Munster, IN
- Little Calumet River at Munster (Northcote Avenue), IN
- Little Calumet River at Munster, IN
- Grand Calumet River above Hammond (Columbia Ave), IN
- Lansing Ditch near Lansing, IL
- Hart Ditch at Dyer, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HGLI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.