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ILLINOIS RIVER

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ILLINOIS RIVER AT KINGSTON MINES, IL

KINGSTON MINES, IL40.5534°N, -89.7773°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

37,811cfs

GAUGE HT

16.11ft

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

9mph NE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

37,811cfs 92.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 36,582–49,494 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

45,450cfs

PERIOD LOW

32,035cfs

RUNNABLE

81%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

16.11ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

65°

MON

93°

66°

TUE

87°

68°

WED

88°

72°

THU

89°

73°

FRI

81°

62°

SAT

87°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

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78°

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68°

65°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph ENE

G 12 mph

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

G10

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

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G10

ENE

G10

ESE

SSE

WNW

NNW

NNE

SSE

NNE

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SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

G13

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G19

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G18

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G15

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G13

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G13

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G14

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G14

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G13

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G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

24%

few

24%

12%

100%

30%

21%

10%

77%

100%

10%

12%

11%

71%

84%

36%

44%

79%

100%

88%

28%

100%

89%

100%

95%

86%

87%

12%

32%

74%

12%

33%

42%

52%

54%

24%

100%

13%

17%

15%

14%

21%

25%

21%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

14H 51M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

40.5534, -89.7773

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

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