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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE, IL

LAKE COUNTY, IL42.3439°N, -87.9411°W Updated 25 min ago

FLOW RATE

160cfs

GAUGE HT

2.67ft

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

4mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

160cfs 39.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 141–191 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

180cfs

PERIOD LOW

160cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.67ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

64°

MON

92°

64°

TUE

92°

71°

WED

92°

71°

THU

90°

71°

FRI

81°

69°

SAT

76°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

81°

79°

77°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

65°

64°

67°

74°

79°

83°

86°

88°

89°

91°

92°

91°

88°

85°

81°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

77°

81°

84°

86°

89°

90°

91°

92°

91°

89°

86°

82°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

74°

78°

81°

84°

87°

89°

91°

92°

91°

89°

86°

79°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

74°

78°

82°

84°

87°

88°

89°

90°

89°

87°

83°

76°

74°

73°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NE

G 7 mph

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

SSE

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

G10

G11

WSW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G12

G13

G14

G13

WNW

G13

G11

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

NNE

ENE

SSE

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

ESE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

27%

10%

11%

77%

100%

60%

72%

12%

16%

10%

55%

74%

100%

50%

12%

100%

48%

41%

12%

52%

34%

100%

95%

100%

86%

66%

55%

59%

72%

81%

83%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

42.3439, -87.9411

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:30 UTC

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