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BUFFALO CREEK

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BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL

WHEELING, IL42.1519°N, -87.9578°W Updated 40 min ago

FLOW RATE

2.52cfs

GAUGE HT

1.55ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

5mph N

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2.52cfs 86.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–3 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4.07cfs

PERIOD LOW

2.4cfs

RUNNABLE

68%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.55ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

66°

MON

94°

67°

TUE

93°

72°

WED

93°

73°

THU

93°

74°

FRI

91°

72°

SAT

78°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

79°

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87°

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78°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NE

G 9 mph

G10

ENE

G10

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

G12

WNW

NNE

G10

ENE

NNW

WSW

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G12

G13

G14

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNE

G10

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

10%

11%

30%

10%

11%

15%

66%

100%

11%

12%

100%

30%

53%

84%

100%

58%

19%

12%

100%

85%

13%

11%

18%

26%

100%

90%

78%

71%

79%

92%

98%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

998

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

42.1519, -87.9578

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

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