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KANKAKEE RIVER

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KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN

LAKE COUNTY, IN41.1828°N, -87.3403°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,310cfs

GAUGE HT

9.13ft

WATER TEMP

75°F

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

5mph NE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3,310cfs 96.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,839–3,841 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,340cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,310cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.13ft

Water Temperature

75.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

64°

MON

91°

62°

TUE

86°

68°

WED

88°

73°

THU

89°

73°

FRI

87°

72°

SAT

80°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

72°

77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

87°

86°

84°

83°

78°

74°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

63°

62°

66°

73°

79°

83°

86°

89°

90°

91°

89°

86°

82°

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

72°

75°

78°

80°

83°

85°

86°

85°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

78°

80°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

85°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

78°

81°

83°

85°

86°

88°

89°

86°

84°

82°

80°

77°

75°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

G 13 mph

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

G12

G11

ENE

G14

NNE

G13

NNE

G12

G10

G12

G10

NNE

G12

NNE

G12

G13

G12

G10

ENE

SSE

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

NNW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

G10

G11

G12

G15

G17

G15

G13

G12

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

G12

G13

G10

PRECIP

chance %

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

83%

13%

66%

17%

11%

65%

33%

21%

62%

100%

43%

100%

77%

27%

76%

100%

63%

73%

12%

14%

12%

11%

15%

100%

84%

50%

26%

24%

31%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:22 PM

14H 55M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

41.1828, -87.3403

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 05:45 UTC

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