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BIG MUDDY RIVER

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BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, IL

ILLINOIS37.7583°N, -89.3278°W Updated 38 min ago

FLOW RATE

5,300cfs

GAUGE HT

17.90ft

WATER TEMP

76°F

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

6mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,300cfs 289.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,698–5,003 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,820cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,270cfs

RUNNABLE

70%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

17.90ft

Water Temperature

75.7°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

69°

MON

87°

69°

TUE

86°

68°

WED

88°

71°

THU

89°

72°

FRI

89°

71°

SAT

89°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph N

G 12 mph

G12

G14

G13

NNW

G13

G11

NNE

G13

G15

G14

G13

NNW

G11

NNW

G10

G12

NNE

G13

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G10

G12

G15

NNE

G14

G10

WNW

G10

NNE

G11

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G15

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G16

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

G12

ESE

SSE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

SSW

WSW

WNW

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

22%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

10%

11%

25%

67%

100%

69%

78%

14%

100%

74%

14%

13%

41%

100%

84%

10%

37%

56%

100%

80%

17%

35%

52%

12%

44%

13%

31%

100%

19%

35%

51%

81%

98%

85%

58%

37%

28%

25%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1005

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:45 AM

SUNSET

08:20 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

37.7583, -89.3278

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 15:30 UTC

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