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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE, IL

ILLINOIS42.3439°N, -87.9411°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

160cfs

GAUGE HT

2.67ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

3mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

160cfs 6.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 170–230 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

335cfs

PERIOD LOW

160cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

2.67ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

64°

MON

93°

65°

TUE

91°

71°

WED

91°

72°

THU

84°

64°

FRI

77°

63°

SAT

78°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

82°

80°

78°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

75°

79°

84°

87°

89°

90°

91°

92°

93°

92°

90°

86°

82°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

77°

80°

83°

86°

88°

90°

91°

90°

88°

86°

82°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

74°

78°

81°

84°

86°

88°

89°

90°

91°

90°

88°

82°

77°

74°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

73°

79°

76°

83°

84°

83°

78°

77°

74°

71°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

66°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph ENE

G 10 mph

G10

ENE

SSE

SSW

WSW

G10

G11

G10

G12

WNW

WSW

G11

G14

WSW

G14

G15

G14

G15

G12

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

G11

G12

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

G11

NNE

G13

NNE

NNW

NNE

G12

G13

NNE

G17

G20

G16

NNE

G16

NNE

G17

NNE

G19

NNE

G16

NNE

G14

G12

G10

G11

G13

G12

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

19%

50%

75%

100%

72%

100%

68%

31%

11%

83%

73%

46%

100%

11%

53%

65%

27%

51%

40%

84%

56%

40%

100%

14%

100%

20%

19%

31%

69%

100%

14%

71%

100%

82%

100%

17%

82%

99%

100%

82%

100%

72%

14%

29%

68%

88%

67%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.3439, -87.9411

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

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