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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES, IL

COOK COUNTY, IL42.0872°N, -87.8872°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

305cfs

GAUGE HT

9.21ft

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

3mph ENE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

305cfs 10.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 313–423 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

669cfs

PERIOD LOW

305cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

9.21ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

66°

MON

96°

64°

TUE

96°

73°

WED

94°

74°

THU

87°

69°

FRI

79°

67°

SAT

79°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

84°

83°

81°

75°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

69°

77°

83°

87°

90°

92°

94°

95°

96°

95°

94°

93°

88°

84°

81°

79°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

76°

79°

82°

86°

90°

92°

94°

95°

96°

94°

91°

89°

87°

83°

82°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

77°

80°

84°

87°

90°

92°

94°

93°

91°

89°

83°

79°

78°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

76°

77°

78°

85°

87°

86°

83°

80°

78°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph NE

G 12 mph

G12

G11

ENE

ESE

SSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

ESE

SSE

G10

SSE

SSW

G12

G13

WSW

G13

G14

WSW

G14

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

NNW

WNW

G10

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

G10

NNE

ENE

NNW

NNE

G13

G15

G19

NNE

G20

NNE

G21

NNE

G22

NNE

G22

NNE

G22

NNE

G20

G17

G16

G15

G14

ENE

G12

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

50%

75%

100%

53%

100%

85%

57%

37%

60%

22%

100%

11%

15%

26%

56%

16%

11%

67%

93%

100%

70%

44%

11%

12%

98%

21%

17%

82%

76%

58%

10%

100%

64%

100%

54%

22%

91%

19%

12%

14%

23%

55%

71%

53%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:27 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.0872, -87.8872

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

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