Little Calumet River at Munster (Northcote Avenue), IN
River level and flood forecast · Lake County
Normal10.0 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (18 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 | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2008) | 20 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22.5 ftWater reaches the top of the levees north of the river in Hammond.
- 22 ftWater reaches the top of the levees south of the river in Munster.
- 14 ftWater overflows low-lying river banks outside of the levee-protected area in Hammond and Munster.
Highest crests on record
- 20 ft — September 14, 2008
- 17.83 ft — September 29, 2019
- 17.8 ft — May 17, 2020
- 17.37 ft — May 1, 2019
- 17.22 ft — June 27, 2019
Recent crests: 16.79 ft (June 26, 2021) · 17.8 ft (May 17, 2020) · 16.43 ft (April 30, 2020) · 16.67 ft (January 11, 2020) · 17.83 ft (September 29, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamHart Ditch at Munster, IN
- DownstreamLittle Calumet River at Munster, IN
- Little Calumet River at Hammond (Indianapolis Boulevard), IN
- Little Calumet River at Highland (Kennedy Avenue), IN
- Lansing Ditch near Lansing, IL
- Grand Calumet River above Hammond (Columbia Ave), IN
- Hart Ditch at Dyer, IN
- Little Calumet River at Gary (Burr Street), IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LCNI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.