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| 10.0 |
Flooding affects large areas near the river with numerous homes impacted. |
| 8.6 |
Melrose Park - 1st Avenue pump station floods. |
| 8.5 |
Flood waters affect residential areas of Big Bend Drive, Mason Lane, River Road, and Howard. |
| 7.0 |
Water on pavement of 1700 block of Busse Highway, at River Rd and Gregory, Central Road, and Big Bend Drive. |
| 5.5 |
Water reaches some backyards along Big Bend Drive. |
| 5.0 |
Roads in the forest preserve begin to flood. |
| 3.5 |
Water overflows into campground and forest preserve. |
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Latitude: 42.082000° N,
Longitude: 87.890000° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
5 ft |
Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps |
| Vertical Datum |
Elevation (gauge height = 0) |
Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) |
Elevation information source |
| NAVD88 |
N/A |
N/A |
Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps |
| NGVD 29 |
626.31 ft |
631.31 ft |
Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks |
| MSL |
N/A |
N/A |
Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks |
| Other |
N/A |
N/A |
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