Indiana Harbor Canal At East Chicago, In Realtime Data
INDIANA HARBOR CANAL AT EAST CHICAGO, IN
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
993
Discharge (cfs)
10.4
Gauge Height (ft)
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 993 cfs, and a gauge height of 10.44 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 907 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The canal is affected by stormwater runoff from nearby industrial areas and urban development. There are no significant tributaries or dams, but the canal is impacted by seasonal changes in precipitation, leading to higher flows in the spring and lower flows in the summer. The canal has a history of contamination from pollutants and heavy metals, impacting aquatic life and human health. In recent years, efforts have been made to improve water quality and restore the ecosystem. The Indiana Harbor Canal is an important waterway for commerce and transportation, serving several industrial facilities and the Port of Indiana.
July 25, 2026
| Elevation | 582.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second | -0.83 ft/sec |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 4.9 FNU |
| Gage height, ft | 10.44 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NGVD 1929, in ft | 580.64 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 580.33 ft |
| Chlorophyll a, estimated, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence (IVF), concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter | 2.56 ug/l |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 993.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 548.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 5.5 mg/l |
| DCP battery voltage, V | 12.5 volts |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 7.6 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 23.6 deg C |
| Precipitation, total, in | 0.0 in |
| Percent of Normal | 153% |
| Year Over Year Average | 647 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 7,870 cfs |
| Geolocation | 41.65, -87.47 |
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