Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Stickney water level

What this means

The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Stickney is well above normal at −2.11 ft.

The median for mid-October is −2.35 ft, based on 19 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.24 ft above typical. It is 8.61 ft below the flood stage of 6.50 ft. On the same day last year the reading was −2.29 ft, a difference of +0.18 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −3.40 ft and −1.73 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

−2.35 ft0.24 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

−2.73 ft – −2.13 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)

Same day last year

−2.29 ft+0.18 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

−3.40 ft – −1.73 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

−3.74 ft – −1.74 ft

Highest on record

5.15 ftMay 17, 2020