Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago (Lake Michigan outlet)

The past week

What floods at each level

• 18 ft

  I-90 threatened near 141st Street in Hammond.

• 16 ft

  Numerous residences threatened near East Chicago Central High School.

• 15 ft

  Without flood protection, numerous roadways and structures are threatened near Lake George and Wolf Lake in Hammond and Whiting. Indianapolis Boulevard threatened near McShane Avenue in East Chicago. Gary Airport service road threatened.

• 14.5 ft

  Without flood protection, park land and athletic fields are inundated near Wolf Lake and Lake George in Hammond and Whiting.

• 14 ft

  Without flood protection, US-41 (Calumet Avenue) is threatened at 129 Street and at I-90 in Hammond.

• 13 ft

  Without flood protection, water begins to move through the Lake George Canal into Lake George and Wolf Lake in Hammond and Whiting.

• 12 ft

  Low-lying sections of Goodman Park threatened in East Chicago.

• 11.5 ft

  Water overtops low-lying banks along Grand Calumet River at the confluence with the Indiana Harbor Canal.

• 11 ft

  Water overtops low-lying banks along the Indiana Harbor Canal and the Lake George Canal in Hammond and East Chicago.

• 9 ft

  Water begins to flow toward the Calumet River through the Indiana Harbor Canal and the Grand Calumet River.

Highest crests on record