USGS · 05550001

FOX RIVER

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FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) AT ALGONQUIN, IL

ALGONQUIN, IL42.1619°N, -88.2939°W Updated 22 min ago

FLOW RATE

715cfs

GAUGE HT

5.39ft

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

5mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

715cfs 39.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 680–920 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

825cfs

PERIOD LOW

696cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.39ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

63°

MON

91°

64°

TUE

88°

69°

WED

88°

70°

THU

88°

72°

FRI

88°

70°

SAT

76°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

79°

81°

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84°

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86°

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78°

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78°

81°

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86°

87°

88°

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81°

79°

77°

75°

74°

72°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NE

G 8 mph

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G14

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

SSE

WNW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

58%

10%

11%

63%

100%

11%

15%

30%

27%

76%

100%

67%

12%

11%

10%

100%

86%

46%

10%

80%

54%

47%

100%

72%

17%

26%

49%

69%

80%

87%

88%

81%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:28 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

42.1619, -88.2939

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

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