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Deer Creek at Chicago Heights Water Level & Fishing Conditions

DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL · USGS 05536235 · Illinois · 41.5209, -87.5901

Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
5.08 ft
Flow 69.2 cfs · as of Aug 18, 5:00 AM UTC

Flow is 69.2 cfs.

Flow
69.2 cfs
Gauge Height
5.08 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

About This Gauge

USGS 05536235 is a public stream gauge on Deer Creek in Illinois. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.

3-Day Weather Outlook

NOAA forecast data for Deer Creek is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.

Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current flow on Deer Creek?

Deer Creek is currently flowing at 69.2 cfs at USGS gauge 05536235 as of Aug 18, 5:00 AM UTC.

Is Deer Creek above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Deer Creek against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.

What is the water temperature on Deer Creek?

This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Deer Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.

What other gauges should I check near Deer Creek?

Nearby gauges worth checking include THORN CREEK AT GLENWOOD, IL (1.8 miles away), LANSING DITCH NEAR LANSING, IL (3.2 miles away), BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL (3.3 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Deer Creek?

NOAA forecast data for Deer Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.

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