Lick Creek Near Chatham, IL

USGS Site No: 05576090 • Lick Creek • Sangamon County, IL

Lick Creek Near Chatham, IL on the Lick Creek is currently at 55 cfs (Normal — 52th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 15.65 ft.

Reading from

55
CFS Discharge
15.65
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 33
50th (Median) Normal (median) 54
75th High threshold 72 Today: 55 cfs
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

298 149 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 60 15.86
May 27, 2026 64 16.01
May 26, 2026 66 16.09
May 25, 2026 70 16.28
May 24, 2026 77 16.53
May 23, 2026 85 16.82
May 22, 2026 97 17.19
May 21, 2026 146 17.83
May 20, 2026 276 18.69
May 19, 2026 265 18.63
May 18, 2026 92 17.00
May 17, 2026 108 17.36
May 16, 2026 186 18.16
May 15, 2026 65 15.90
Apr 20, 2026 66 16.11
Apr 19, 2026 77 16.53
Apr 18, 2026 44 15.20
Apr 17, 2026 28 14.53
Apr 16, 2026 30 14.61
Apr 15, 2026 30 14.62
Apr 14, 2026 32 14.72
Apr 13, 2026 33 14.78
Apr 12, 2026 34 14.79
Apr 11, 2026 36 14.89
Apr 10, 2026 42 15.12
Apr 9, 2026 47 15.28
Apr 8, 2026 50 15.42
Apr 7, 2026 55 15.65
Apr 6, 2026 63 15.97
Apr 5, 2026 72 16.33

Station Information

USGS Site No
05576090
State
IL
County
Sangamon County
Coordinates
39.6992, -89.7617
Datum (ft)
550.2
HUC Code
07130007
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
485 cfs
Jun 6, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Mar 2, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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