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Chicago River Canoe & Kayak at Tampier Lake
Chicago River Canoe & Kayak at Tampier Lake

Chicago River Canoe & Kayak at Tampier Lake

Chicago River Canoe & Kayak at Tampier Lake is a kayak & canoe livery in Orland Park.

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Around Chicago River Canoe & Kayak at Tampier Lake

Illinois Waterway14.4 miMidewin National Tallgrass Prairie24.4 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

2017 to 2026

The water at Chicago River Canoe & Kayak at Tampier Lake typically runs highest in March, at a median 19 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 983 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Stony Creek (west) near Worth, IL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8.94.4 to 20
February105.8 to 25
March1911 to 44
April169.8 to 45
May187.5 to 46
June136.7 to 29
July156.6 to 32
August7.14.6 to 23
September5.73.7 to 15
October8.14.5 to 32
November7.84.8 to 22
December7.25.0 to 21

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Stony Creek (west) near Worth, IL (site 05536580). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

55Maybe/ 100

High 45°F · Wind 10 kt

CloudyHigh 45°F, low 36°FRain 0%Wind 10 kt, gusts 23

Streamflow

12 cfs

Normal (51st)

Water level

25.55 ft

Air quality

26 Good

ALSIP monitor, 14 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 31 ft. NWS reads 25.48 ft here.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Illinois EPA via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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