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Little Calumet River at Munster Observed crest: 7.62 ft at 6:00am Feb 07 Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:00am Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 9:00am Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 7.76 ft at 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1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.59 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.59 ft at 3:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.59 ft at 4:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.59 ft at 5:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.59 ft at 6:00am Feb 10 Observed: 7.59 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Graph Created (7:16am Feb 10, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States LCMI3 (plotting HGIRP) Gage 0 Datum: 580.72 Latest observed value: 7.59 ft at 7:00 AM CST 10-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 12.0 ft. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Calumet River at Munster are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:17
Moderate Flood Stage:14
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:11.5

Historical Crests
(1) 17.29 ft on 09/14/2008
(2) 17.03 ft on 11/28/1990
(3) 16.40 ft on 06/14/1981
(4) 16.20 ft on 07/19/1996
(5) 16.03 ft on 12/04/1982
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Little Calumet River at Munster location map

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15.0 Flooding begins to affect some residences near the river.
12.0 Minor overbank flooding immediately adjacent to the river begins.

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Latitude: 41.569000° N, Longitude: 87.522000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 29 580.72 ft 592.72 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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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Munster

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