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BIG MUDDY RIVER

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BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, IL

MURPHYSBORO, IL37.7583°N, -89.3278°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5,050cfs

GAUGE HT

17.64ft

WATER TEMP

75°F

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

8mph NE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

5,050cfs 61.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 245–331 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,050cfs

PERIOD LOW

31cfs

RUNNABLE

33%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

17.64ft

Water Temperature

75.2°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

86°

84°

82°

80°

77°

76°

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88°

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78°

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80°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph N

G 13 mph

G13

G12

G11

NNW

NNE

NNW

G14

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G13

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

ENE

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

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%

27%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1005

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

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 00:00 UTC

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