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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, IL

RIVERSIDE, IL41.8215°N, -87.8220°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

446cfs

GAUGE HT

2.46ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph N

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

446cfs 20.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 288–390 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,457cfs

PERIOD LOW

121cfs

RUNNABLE

17%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

2.46ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

68°

MON

94°

65°

TUE

97°

73°

WED

96°

75°

THU

96°

76°

FRI

93°

74°

SAT

85°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

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82°

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84°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NE

G 10 mph

G10

G11

ENE

G11

G12

G13

G12

G11

ENE

WNW

SSW

SSE

SSW

WNW

ENE

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

G10

G12

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G11

WNW

NNW

ENE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

10%

35%

100%

17%

11%

19%

58%

100%

64%

14%

10%

100%

10%

33%

100%

66%

51%

35%

28%

40%

60%

72%

64%

48%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:26 PM

14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

41.8215, -87.8220

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

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