Kankakee River below Ushwy 30 near Hanna water level

Name: Kankakee River below Ushwy 30 near Hanna water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Kankakee River, Indiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

1.87ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:00 PM CDT (48 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Kankakee River below Ushwy 30 near Hanna is 1.87 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.86 ft and 2.02 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.17 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 56° 35° – Wind 11 mph

18 Sun 60° 37° – Wind 15 mph

19 Mon 65° 36° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 67° 48° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 67° 47° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 68° 49° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 69° 50° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:05 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Other gauges on the Kankakee River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kankakee River at DavisRiver gauge, Kankakee River	6.24 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	0.6 mi
Kankakee River at Dunns BridgeRiver gauge, Kankakee River	4.19 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	19 mi
Kankakee River near KoutsRiver gauge, Kankakee River	5.15 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	20 mi
Kankakee River at ShelbyRiver gauge, Kankakee River	5.78 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	36 mi
Kankakee River at MomenceRiver gauge, Kankakee River	2.00 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	53 mi
Kankakee River near WilmingtonRiver gauge, Kankakee River	1.49 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	77 mi
Kankakee River at Inflow of Power Plant near LorenzoRiver gauge, Kankakee River	504.57 ft	Low	−0.05 ft	81 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yellow River at KnoxRiver gauge, Yellow River	5.25 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	8 mi
Yellow River near Oak GroveRiver gauge, Yellow River	223 cfs	Normal	−8.0 cfs	15 mi
Tippecanoe River near OraRiver gauge, Tippecanoe River	6.35 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	18 mi
Salt Creek at ValparaisoRiver gauge, Salt Creek	3.21 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	20 mi
Yellow River at PlymouthRiver gauge, Yellow River	5.06 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	21 mi
Big Monon Ditch at Cr200n near MedaryvilleRiver gauge, Big Monon Ditch	122 cfs	Very high	−2.0 cfs	22 mi
Trail Creek at Michigan CityRiver gauge, Trail Creek	47.4 cfs	Normal	±0	23 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Kankakee River below Ushwy 30 near Hanna today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:00 PM CDT, the water level was 1.87 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kankakee River below Ushwy 30 near Hanna rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Kankakee River below Ushwy 30 near Hanna normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:412355086421001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.39858, -86.70269 (WGS84)
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	1.87 ft	2026-10-20 21:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Kankakee River below Ushwy 30 near Hanna (usgs:412355086421001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/kankakee-river-below-ushwy-30-near-hanna

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer