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BIG BUREAU CREEK

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BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL

BUREAU COUNTY, IL41.3674°N, -89.4980°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

398cfs

GAUGE HT

3.43ft

AIR TEMP

89°F

WIND

8mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

398cfs 234.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 445–601 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,297cfs

PERIOD LOW

250cfs

RUNNABLE

23%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.43ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

61°

MON

95°

67°

TUE

87°

70°

WED

86°

72°

THU

88°

71°

FRI

79°

63°

SAT

87°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

84°

79°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

68°

67°

70°

76°

82°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

95°

94°

93°

90°

85°

82°

80°

78°

77°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

72°

75°

77°

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

87°

86°

85°

81°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

74°

76°

78°

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

84°

80°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

76°

79°

81°

83°

85°

86°

87°

88°

87°

86°

84°

81°

78°

75°

73°

72°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

67°

71°

74°

76°

77°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NE

G 7 mph

NNE

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

SSE

ENE

ESE

SSE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

G10

NNW

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

ENE

G16

G13

ENE

G17

G14

G12

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

11%

12%

10%

15%

100%

13%

14%

13%

16%

17%

100%

18%

69%

12%

83%

53%

75%

64%

100%

80%

60%

100%

86%

100%

54%

15%

14%

11%

37%

71%

95%

100%

96%

85%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

41.3674, -89.4980

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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