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BUFFALO CREEK

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BUFFALO CREEK NEAR WHEELING, IL

WHEELING, IL42.1519°N, -87.9578°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2cfs

GAUGE HT

1.49ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

2cfs 31.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–7 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

246cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

23%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.49ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

65°

MON

95°

67°

TUE

99°

74°

WED

93°

73°

THU

93°

73°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

91°

76°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

68°

67°

72°

79°

82°

85°

88°

90°

92°

93°

94°

95°

94°

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89°

85°

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76°

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79°

84°

88°

91°

94°

96°

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97°

94°

90°

84°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

74°

76°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

91°

92°

93°

92°

91°

90°

88°

84°

82°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

76°

78°

79°

82°

86°

90°

92°

93°

91°

84°

80°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

77°

81°

85°

88°

90°

91°

90°

89°

87°

86°

84°

83°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SW

G 5 mph

WSW

G10

WNW

G13

G12

WNW

SSE

G10

SSW

G13

G15

G14

G13

G12

WSW

G11

G10

NNW

ENE

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

WSW

WNW

G10

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

13%

17%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

29%

100%

52%

100%

35%

100%

40%

10%

15%

93%

99%

42%

62%

99%

28%

10%

76%

100%

66%

100%

11%

57%

90%

15%

100%

82%

83%

12%

24%

18%

100%

12%

56%

44%

100%

88%

30%

12%

98%

75%

100%

79%

83%

90%

12%

100%

54%

67%

79%

88%

96%

100%

82%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

997

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

42.1519, -87.9578

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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