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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 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

36cfs

GAUGE HT

4.39ft

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

9mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

36cfs 30.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 53–71 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

93cfs

PERIOD LOW

36cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

4.39ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

61°

MON

96°

64°

TUE

90°

70°

WED

90°

70°

THU

83°

67°

FRI

76°

64°

SAT

84°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

81°

78°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

70°

78°

84°

88°

90°

92°

94°

95°

96°

95°

93°

89°

84°

81°

79°

78°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

76°

80°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

89°

88°

87°

84°

81°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

76°

79°

82°

85°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

85°

81°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

73°

76°

80°

82°

83°

81°

80°

79°

77°

73°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

68°

70°

72°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ESE

G 7 mph

ESE

SSE

G10

G11

SSW

G11

WSW

G13

G11

WNW

G12

G11

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

G12

WSW

G11

G10

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G12

G11

NNW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

G10

G13

G15

G19

G21

NNE

G13

NNE

G10

ENE

G10

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

71%

15%

10%

36%

77%

94%

100%

65%

31%

69%

12%

10%

92%

100%

90%

54%

85%

15%

10%

78%

40%

100%

97%

10%

32%

17%

100%

14%

22%

17%

100%

86%

67%

18%

21%

26%

50%

23%

12%

11%

21%

34%

42%

37%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

997

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.4894, -87.9259

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

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