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KANKAKEE RIVER

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KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN

LAKE COUNTY, IN41.1828°N, -87.3403°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,290cfs

GAUGE HT

9.09ft

WATER TEMP

75°F

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

9mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

3,290cfs 67.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,706–3,660 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,338cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,216cfs

RUNNABLE

75%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

9.09ft

Water Temperature

74.7°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

63°

MON

92°

62°

TUE

89°

69°

WED

88°

73°

THU

90°

68°

FRI

80°

62°

SAT

83°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

82°

78°

74°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

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84°

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88°

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79°

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78°

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89°

90°

89°

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81°

76°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

63°

62°

64°

69°

72°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph NE

G 13 mph

G13

G12

NNE

G10

G13

NNE

G14

NNE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

NNE

ESE

NNE

ENE

NNE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

WSW

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G11

G12

G13

G16

G15

G12

G10

WNW

G12

WNW

NNW

NNE

G11

G15

NNE

G17

NNE

G19

NNE

G22

NNE

G20

NNE

G18

NNE

G17

NNE

G17

NNE

G14

G11

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

35%

100%

17%

100%

80%

88%

22%

50%

42%

57%

12%

36%

24%

18%

43%

36%

100%

62%

100%

81%

42%

100%

18%

100%

63%

100%

78%

100%

64%

100%

90%

16%

98%

89%

83%

12%

11%

12%

13%

70%

11%

12%

97%

73%

38%

18%

32%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:22 PM

14H 55M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.1828, -87.3403

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

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