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Des Plaines River
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DES PLAINES RIVER
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DES PLAINES RIVER AT LINCOLNSHIRE, IL

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL42.2006°N, -87.9186°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
142cfs
GAUGE HT
7.13ft
AIR TEMP
65°F
WIND
5mph N
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
142cfs 49.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 133–179 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
174cfs
PERIOD LOW
142cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.13ft
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
85°
65°
MON
95°
64°
TUE
93°
72°
WED
93°
73°
THU
92°
74°
FRI
82°
72°
SAT
77°
66°
TIME
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FRI
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TEMP
hourly forecast
80°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph NE
G 8 mph
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G8
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PRECIP
chance %
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6%
4%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
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6%
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9%
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55%
7%
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15%
24%
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6%
12%
6%
0%
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0%
4%
29%
44%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
92%
87%
84%
88%
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97%
88%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
999
9999999989981000999997998999997995995995994993993994992993
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:26 AM
SUNSET
08:28 PM
15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
6% illuminated

Station Location

42.2006, -87.9186
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 07:45 UTC
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