USGS · 05550001

FOX RIVER

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FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) AT ALGONQUIN, IL

ILLINOIS42.1619°N, -88.2939°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

713cfs

GAUGE HT

5.39ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

4mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

713cfs 14.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,187–1,607 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,425cfs

PERIOD LOW

713cfs

RUNNABLE

29%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

5.39ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

63°

MON

93°

64°

TUE

88°

70°

WED

88°

70°

THU

84°

62°

FRI

79°

60°

SAT

81°

62°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

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84°

82°

79°

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76°

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75°

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79°

82°

84°

82°

77°

72°

68°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

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63°

66°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph NE

G 11 mph

G11

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

G11

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

G13

G14

WSW

G15

G14

G12

G13

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G15

ENE

SSE

NNE

G11

G15

G19

G10

G11

G16

G17

G13

G11

G12

G13

G14

G12

PRECIP

chance %

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

19%

50%

76%

100%

82%

100%

83%

54%

10%

33%

10%

41%

62%

17%

11%

100%

33%

100%

73%

100%

11%

100%

55%

100%

30%

39%

26%

39%

80%

100%

99%

100%

61%

24%

15%

11%

15%

11%

16%

31%

43%

48%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:28 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.1619, -88.2939

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

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