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FOX RIVER

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FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, IL

ILLINOIS41.3841°N, -88.7890°W Updated 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,823cfs

GAUGE HT

7.50ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

5mph N

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

2,823cfs 15.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,173–1,587 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

16,898cfs

PERIOD LOW

539cfs

RUNNABLE

18%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

7.50ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

64°

MON

91°

61°

TUE

87°

70°

WED

87°

72°

THU

88°

73°

FRI

87°

73°

SAT

78°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

78°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

86°

84°

80°

76°

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71°

69°

67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

65°

71°

76°

81°

84°

86°

88°

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91°

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86°

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76°

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73°

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78°

81°

82°

84°

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86°

87°

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81°

78°

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73°

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82°

83°

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86°

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86°

85°

81°

78°

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78°

80°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

86°

83°

82°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NE

G 12 mph

G12

G10

G11

G12

G13

NNE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

SSW

NNE

NNW

SSE

SSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

23%

36%

11%

70%

54%

100%

95%

100%

24%

23%

40%

47%

32%

58%

100%

28%

100%

93%

100%

15%

23%

100%

11%

24%

26%

100%

86%

27%

16%

13%

22%

30%

35%

40%

43%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

41.3841, -88.7890

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

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