USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04093250 LITTLE CALUMET RIVER NEAR LAKE STATION, IN
LOCATION - Lat 41°34'21", long 87°17'58" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.14, T.36 N., R.8 W., Lake County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 04040001, attached to downstream left edge of bridge on the Colorado St.(unmarked gravel access road), 250 ft west of I-65, 2.6 mi northwest of New Chicago, 3.5 mi southeast of Gary.
DRAINAGE AREA - 6.76 mi². Drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 3, 2011 to current.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.64 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 14.87 ft., Feb. 22 and 23, 2018; minimum gage height, 2.32 ft., Sep. 23, 2011.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
September 2018 to November 2020.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature sensor.