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BIG MUDDY RIVER

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BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL37.8914°N, -89.0194°W Updated 23 min ago

FLOW RATE

400cfs

GAUGE HT

6.23ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

4mph N

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

400cfs 26.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 239–323 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

400cfs

PERIOD LOW

198cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.23ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

70°

MON

88°

69°

TUE

88°

69°

WED

87°

70°

THU

88°

71°

FRI

93°

74°

SAT

98°

74°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

78°

80°

82°

83°

85°

86°

85°

82°

79°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

74°

77°

80°

83°

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87°

88°

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86°

83°

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78°

76°

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72°

70°

69°

71°

75°

79°

81°

83°

85°

87°

88°

87°

84°

83°

79°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

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76°

79°

82°

83°

86°

87°

84°

86°

84°

80°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

76°

79°

82°

84°

87°

88°

86°

84°

85°

84°

81°

79°

76°

75°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph NNE

G 18 mph

G18

NNE

G18

G16

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

G14

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

G15

NNE

G12

G13

NNE

G12

G15

G14

NNE

G14

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G14

NNE

G16

NNE

G14

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

G13

G14

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

G15

NNE

G12

G13

G14

NNE

G17

NNE

G20

NNE

G20

NNE

G26

NNE

G22

G18

G17

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

ESE

G11

SSE

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

27%

30%

10%

13%

57%

23%

100%

45%

12%

25%

53%

42%

48%

100%

76%

36%

14%

62%

33%

10%

12%

19%

74%

16%

30%

48%

45%

71%

100%

48%

12%

40%

29%

100%

66%

22%

36%

15%

10%

29%

46%

35%

56%

100%

71%

27%

17%

14%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1006

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:44 AM

SUNSET

08:19 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

37.8914, -89.0194

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:30 UTC

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