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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROUTE 53 AT JOLIET, IL

JOLIET, IL41.5365°N, -88.0837°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

3,530cfs

GAUGE HT

539.14ft

WATER TEMP

76°F

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

4mph N

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3,530cfs 0.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,587–4,853 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,740cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,930cfs

RUNNABLE

59%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

539.14ft

Water Temperature

75.9°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

67°

MON

93°

64°

TUE

89°

70°

WED

88°

72°

THU

87°

67°

FRI

83°

64°

SAT

80°

63°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

87°

86°

85°

81°

77°

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81°

79°

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84°

77°

72°

70°

69°

67°

70°

68°

67°

65°

64°

65°

66°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph NE

G 14 mph

G14

G13

G12

NNE

SSW

NNW

WNW

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

WNW

NNE

ESE

NNE

NNW

NNE

G14

ENE

G19

ENE

G21

G22

G23

G24

G20

G15

G11

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

10%

11%

15%

69%

18%

12%

86%

100%

10%

11%

16%

87%

100%

62%

51%

95%

91%

100%

26%

10%

17%

14%

29%

92%

100%

91%

100%

56%

100%

55%

64%

36%

11%

17%

10%

92%

54%

43%

23%

11%

14%

25%

39%

56%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:29 AM

SUNSET

08:26 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.5365, -88.0837

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:30 UTC

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