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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL

LAKE COUNTY, IL42.4894°N, -87.9259°W Updated 21 min ago

FLOW RATE

36.7cfs

GAUGE HT

4.40ft

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

5mph N

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

36.7cfs 68.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 33–45 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

42.7cfs

PERIOD LOW

36.7cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.40ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

62°

MON

94°

67°

TUE

91°

70°

WED

91°

70°

THU

88°

69°

FRI

76°

67°

SAT

76°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

79°

81°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

83°

82°

79°

76°

73°

72°

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69°

68°

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73°

80°

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91°

93°

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86°

80°

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76°

80°

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88°

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91°

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87°

85°

81°

78°

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81°

84°

86°

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91°

90°

88°

84°

77°

74°

73°

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71°

70°

69°

70°

73°

77°

80°

83°

86°

87°

88°

87°

86°

84°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NE

G 9 mph

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSW

G11

WSW

G12

G13

WNW

G10

NNW

NNE

ESE

G10

ESE

SSW

WNW

WSW

G10

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G12

G14

G15

WNW

G14

WNW

G11

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G16

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

NNW

ENE

ESE

ENE

SSE

NNW

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

ENE

G11

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

61%

70%

12%

13%

17%

23%

10%

73%

100%

66%

63%

14%

22%

11%

69%

87%

100%

24%

25%

12%

100%

23%

79%

19%

46%

73%

100%

98%

37%

100%

89%

74%

61%

50%

41%

40%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

998

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

42.4894, -87.9259

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

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