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CHICAGO RIVER
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CHICAGO RIVER AT CHICAGO LOCK AT CHICAGO, IL

CHICAGO, IL41.8893°N, -87.6079°W
AIR TEMP
71°F
WIND
8mph ENE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
—cfs
No flow data available
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
81°
70°
MON
89°
64°
TUE
92°
74°
WED
94°
75°
THU
89°
76°
FRI
87°
73°
SAT
84°
69°
TIME
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FRI
12
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1
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TEMP
hourly forecast
76°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph NE
G 8 mph
5
G8
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G10
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G10
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G10
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5
G8
NNE
3
G6
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2
G4
NNE
5
G6
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G5
NNE
2
G4
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0
G2
SW
2
WSW
3
SW
5
WSW
5
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3
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3
G5
WSW
3
G5
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4
G6
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3
G6
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4
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G6
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7
G10
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G11
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6
G12
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7
G14
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G12
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6
G10
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6
G10
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G7
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G8
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WNW
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G7
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4
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3
G5
N
4
G5
NE
6
ENE
6
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7
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8
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6
G7
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4
G7
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3
G7
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2
G5
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3
G7
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G10
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G10
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G11
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3
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N
3
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NNW
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NNE
3
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2
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NNW
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3
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11
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6
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PRECIP
chance %
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5%
5%
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5%
5%
5%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
4%
CLOUDS
cover %
3%
clear
3%
2%
2%
3%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
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0%
1%
1%
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3%
5%
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5%
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100%
100%
81%
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11%
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44%
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100%
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5%
5%
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7%
44%
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0%
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5%
0%
6%
0%
0%
16%
64%
39%
7%
11%
0%
69%
100%
100%
100%
100%
10%
7%
9%
5%
5%
0%
0%
6%
26%
58%
100%
100%
96%
13%
28%
60%
83%
86%
80%
73%
66%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1002
10021002100110011003100199910011002999998998998996996996997995996
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:26 AM
SUNSET
08:25 PM
14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
6% illuminated

Station Location

41.8893, -87.6079
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