Portage-Burns Waterway at Portage (Lake Michigan outlet), IN
River level and flood forecast · Porter County
Normal4.9 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
Flow: 530 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
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (April 30, 2020) | 9.93 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 9.93 ft — April 30, 2020
- 9.75 ft — October 31, 2019
- 9.49 ft — January 11, 2020
- 9.41 ft — December 1, 2019
- 9.29 ft — November 11, 2019
Recent crests: 9.24 ft (August 11, 2020) · 8.91 ft (July 10, 2020) · 9.12 ft (June 3, 2020) · 9.93 ft (April 30, 2020) · 9.22 ft (March 6, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamDeep River (IN) at Hobart, IN
- East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter, IN
- Deep River (IN) at Liverpool, IN
- Little Calumet River near Lake Station, IN
- Little Calumet River at Gary (Grant St), IN
- Turkey Creek (IN) at Merrillville, IN
- Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso, 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 (PBPI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.