USGS · 05528100

DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER AT LINCOLNSHIRE, IL

ILLINOIS42.2006°N, -87.9186°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

142cfs

GAUGE HT

7.13ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

9mph NE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

142cfs 19.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 160–216 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

379cfs

PERIOD LOW

142cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

7.13ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

65°

MON

96°

64°

TUE

94°

73°

WED

92°

73°

THU

85°

68°

FRI

79°

66°

SAT

78°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

84°

83°

80°

76°

73°

71°

69°

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66°

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64°

69°

78°

83°

87°

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79°

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78°

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87°

81°

78°

77°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

72°

75°

74°

83°

76°

84°

85°

82°

79°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

70°

72°

75°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph ENE

G 10 mph

G10

ENE

NNE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

G12

SSW

G15

G14

G15

G14

G13

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G11

G13

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

G12

G13

NNE

G17

NNE

G20

NNE

G16

NNE

G16

NNE

G17

NNE

G19

NNE

G16

NNE

G14

NNE

G12

G10

G11

G13

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

50%

75%

100%

39%

100%

13%

10%

74%

54%

89%

80%

10%

12%

47%

40%

14%

27%

93%

69%

100%

20%

11%

13%

100%

22%

15%

86%

85%

100%

11%

42%

100%

65%

100%

65%

100%

66%

21%

99%

15%

12%

15%

26%

62%

80%

60%

23%

25%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

998

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.2006, -87.9186

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

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