Little Calumet River Basin
Development Commission
900 Ridge Rd Suite H
Munster, IN 46321
Office Phone (219) 595-0599
Office Fax (219) 595-0686
Dan Repay Executive Director
Jodi Lambert Office Manager
NEXT PUBLIC MEETING
Wednesday, June 21 6pm
Location TBD
Public comment for public
hearings may be submitted
at the meeting or via email
[email protected]
or by mail to ATTN: Dan Repay
900 Ridge Road, Suite H
Munster, IN 46321
Application for Funding
Construction Projects
Due the 1st of each Month
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Gage Locations
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to view current levels
DEEP RIVER -Grand Blvd
DEEP RIVER -Near Liverpool
DEEP RIVER -Lake George
DYER – Hart Ditch
GARY – Burr Street
GARY – Grant Street
HAMMOND – Indianapolis Blvd
HIGHLAND – Kennedy Ave
LAKE STATION -Burns Ditch/US20
LAKE STATION -Near I65
MERRILLVILLE- Turkey Creek (61st)
MUNSTER-at Northcote
MUNSTER – Hart Ditch
MUNSTER – Hohman Ave
PLUM CREEK – Crete
SCHERERVILLE-Turkey Creek
THORNTON, IL – Thorn Creek
UPDATE to Comprehensive Watershed Plan
Little Calumet River – Lake County Basin
Little Calumet River Watershed Study
The watersheds covered by this study consist of the West Branch Little Calumet River, Deep River, and Willow Creek. The Little Calumet River includes areas to the east in the City of Portage and west in the City of Hammond and the Town of Highland. This river segment is crossed by the continental divide. From this point, the river flows both east toward the Great Lakes and west toward the Mississippi River.
The Little Calumet River and its tributaries in this study flow through the borders of Hammond, Highland, Griffith, Gary, Hobart, Lake Station, and Portage in Indiana. Portions of this watershed are also located in unincorporated Lake and Porter Counties.
Fast Facts:
- Lake Michigan water levels are running at near-record high water levels this summer thanks to a longer term wet pattern, especially within this past year.
- The lake was near record low levels in early 2013, then in the past six and a half years the water levels have increased nearly six feet.
- Lake level records at Calumet Harbor go back through 1903 and are based on monthly averages. The record was observed in October, 1986.
- Impacts of the high lake levels have already been felt, with multiple minor lakeside flooding episodes this spring and summer in wind speeds that would normally not cause minor flooding. This included flooding of parts of the Chicago bike path.