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FOX RIVER

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FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL

SOUTH ELGIN, IL41.9962°N, -88.2950°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

924cfs

GAUGE HT

12.54ft

AIR TEMP

63°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

924cfs 32.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 884–1,196 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,110cfs

PERIOD LOW

924cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

12.54ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

63°

MON

91°

63°

TUE

88°

70°

WED

88°

71°

THU

89°

72°

FRI

88°

71°

SAT

77°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

84°

82°

78°

74°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

66°

73°

79°

81°

84°

86°

88°

90°

91°

90°

88°

85°

81°

78°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

72°

76°

78°

81°

84°

85°

87°

88°

87°

86°

84°

80°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

76°

79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

84°

81°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

75°

77°

80°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

89°

88°

87°

84°

81°

79°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph N

G 7 mph

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

20%

17%

16%

10%

32%

63%

90%

100%

57%

12%

13%

100%

12%

52%

100%

75%

16%

22%

17%

11%

100%

25%

56%

72%

50%

100%

94%

13%

10%

18%

30%

47%

67%

79%

77%

66%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

998

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:28 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

41.9962, -88.2950

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:45 UTC

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