Little Calumet River near Lake Station, IN
River level and flood forecast · Lake County
Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (13 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2008) | 17.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18.5 ftWater reaches the top of the levees north of the river in Gary.
- 14 ftMartin Luther King Drive is threatened north of the river in Gary. Without flood protection, numerous residences are threatened along Marshalltown Drive and Wisconsin Street in Gary.
- 13 ftWithout flood protection Marshalltown Drive and Wisconsin Street are threatened in Gary.
- 7 ftWater overflows low-lying river banks outside of the levee-protected area in Gary.
Highest crests on record
- 17.5 ft — September 14, 2008
- 14.87 ft — February 22, 2018
- 13.54 ft — May 3, 2019
- 12.82 ft — May 20, 2020
- 11.63 ft — October 1, 2019
Recent crests: 8.73 ft (July 1, 2021) · 12.82 ft (May 20, 2020) · 11.22 ft (May 2, 2020) · 11.25 ft (January 13, 2020) · 11.63 ft (October 1, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLittle Calumet River at Gary (Grant St), IN
- DownstreamPortage-Burns Waterway at Portage (Lake Michigan outlet), IN
- Deep River (IN) at Liverpool, IN
- Deep River (IN) at Hobart, IN
- Turkey Creek (IN) at Merrillville, IN
- Little Calumet River at Gary (Burr Street), IN
- Little Calumet River at Highland (Kennedy Avenue), IN
- Deep River (IN) near Merrillville, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LAKI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.