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EDWARDS RIVER

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EDWARDS RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, IL

MERCER COUNTY, IL41.1870°N, -90.9674°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

327cfs

GAUGE HT

14.34ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

4mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

327cfs 23.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 75–101 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,654cfs

PERIOD LOW

10cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

14.34ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

64°

MON

92°

66°

TUE

87°

69°

WED

88°

72°

THU

88°

72°

FRI

90°

71°

SAT

84°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

85°

83°

80°

77°

75°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

73°

78°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

92°

91°

90°

88°

86°

83°

81°

77°

74°

71°

70°

69°

71°

74°

77°

79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

86°

82°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

74°

77°

79°

81°

83°

85°

86°

88°

87°

83°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

75°

78°

80°

83°

85°

86°

87°

88°

87°

84°

81°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph NE

G 12 mph

G12

G13

G11

G10

G11

ENE

G11

G10

ENE

G10

ESE

NNW

ENE

WNW

NNW

WNW

G11

G10

NNW

G10

SSW

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

NNW

NNE

ESE

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

14%

59%

43%

47%

100%

13%

12%

100%

12%

11%

13%

16%

31%

28%

21%

11%

10%

68%

100%

10%

11%

100%

38%

100%

15%

10%

12%

85%

65%

76%

46%

11%

30%

24%

36%

19%

60%

35%

76%

100%

88%

59%

38%

36%

42%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1003

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

08:37 PM

14H 55M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

41.1870, -90.9674

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

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