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Illinois River Lockport LD water level today

Reservoir in Will, Illinois · Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal

576.30ft
175.66 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateRising
24 hours
▼ 0.04 ft
7 days
▲ 0.31 ft
30 days
▲ 2.77 ft
Normal for Oct 21 ?
575.63 ft

What this means

It is higher than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.

The lake has risen 0.31 ft in 7 days and risen 2.77 ft in 30 days.

Since 2011, the lowest daily level was 0.00 ft (Feb 2012) and the highest 1,889.87 ft (Mar 2011).

Illinois River Lockport LD level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 21, 2025575.93 ft▼ 0.37 ft
Oct 21, 2024575.99 ft▼ 0.31 ft
Oct 21, 2023575.84 ft▼ 0.46 ft
Oct 21, 2022575.96 ft▼ 0.34 ft
Oct 21, 2021575.66 ft▼ 0.64 ft
Oct 21, 2020575.61 ft▼ 0.69 ft
Oct 21, 2019575.31 ft▼ 0.99 ft
Oct 21, 2018575.88 ft▼ 0.42 ft
Oct 21, 2017575.49 ft▼ 0.81 ft
Oct 21, 2016576.00 ft▼ 0.30 ft

Records & details

Highest
1,889.87 ft on Mar 31, 2011
Lowest
0.00 ft on Feb 6, 2012
Records from
2011 (16 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Weather & wind

This Afternoon73°F · Sunny
Wind 0 mph
Tonight46°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind 0 mph
Thursday74°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind NNE 0 to 5 mph
Thursday Night47°F · Mostly Clear
Wind E 0 to 5 mph
Friday73°F · Sunny
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Friday Night49°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SE 5 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 14 min ago.

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