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BUTTERFIELD CREEK

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BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL

HOMEWOOD, IL41.5399°N, -87.6494°W Updated 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

22cfs

GAUGE HT

4.45ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph NNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

22cfs 341.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 68–92 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

688cfs

PERIOD LOW

22cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

4.45ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

66°

MON

96°

64°

TUE

94°

72°

WED

93°

74°

THU

94°

75°

FRI

92°

75°

SAT

85°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

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86°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

G 12 mph

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

G11

G13

G14

G13

G11

NNE

SSE

WSW

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

G10

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

G13

G14

G12

G11

WNW

G10

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

69%

55%

11%

100%

15%

17%

48%

59%

15%

14%

11%

66%

100%

12%

10%

64%

89%

100%

73%

36%

13%

23%

47%

62%

52%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:24 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

41.5399, -87.6494

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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