USGS · 05530100

DES PLAINES R RIVER

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DES PLAINES R AT ALGONQUIN RD AT DES PLAINES, IL

DES PLAINES, IL42.0317°N, -87.8781°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

177cfs

GAUGE HT

8.26ft

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

4mph ENE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

177cfs 0.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 244–330 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

733cfs

PERIOD LOW

177cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

8.26ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

66°

MON

95°

64°

TUE

98°

73°

WED

95°

75°

THU

88°

70°

FRI

82°

67°

SAT

80°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

84°

83°

80°

75°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

65°

64°

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74°

81°

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88°

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81°

79°

78°

76°

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74°

73°

76°

80°

83°

87°

91°

94°

97°

98°

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95°

93°

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88°

85°

83°

82°

80°

79°

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76°

75°

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81°

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88°

91°

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95°

94°

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90°

86°

81°

80°

79°

75°

72°

71°

70°

71°

72°

76°

81°

79°

83°

86°

88°

86°

82°

79°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

72°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph ENE

G 11 mph

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

ESE

SSE

SSW

G11

G12

G13

WSW

G13

G11

WNW

G10

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

NNE

ENE

NNE

G13

G15

G19

G20

G21

NNE

G22

NNE

G22

NNE

G22

G20

G17

G16

G15

G14

G12

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

50%

75%

100%

53%

10%

84%

51%

71%

13%

56%

100%

11%

10%

43%

16%

13%

50%

10%

81%

100%

10%

74%

11%

13%

50%

18%

92%

43%

72%

42%

18%

10%

41%

100%

69%

95%

100%

72%

21%

24%

85%

11%

10%

12%

18%

43%

58%

51%

34%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:27 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.0317, -87.8781

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

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