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KANKAKEE RIVER

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KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON, IL

WILMINGTON, IL41.3463°N, -88.1867°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,341cfs

GAUGE HT

2.14ft

WATER TEMP

77°F

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

8mph NE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

4,341cfs 23.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,836–2,484 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

23,080cfs

PERIOD LOW

790cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

2.14ft

Water Temperature

77.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

65°

MON

93°

62°

TUE

88°

69°

WED

88°

72°

THU

85°

66°

FRI

81°

62°

SAT

81°

63°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

86°

84°

80°

76°

73°

70°

68°

66°

64°

63°

62°

63°

66°

73°

78°

83°

86°

89°

91°

92°

93°

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91°

87°

83°

80°

78°

75°

74°

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72°

70°

69°

72°

75°

78°

80°

82°

85°

86°

87°

88°

87°

86°

85°

81°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

74°

77°

80°

82°

84°

85°

87°

88°

87°

86°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

74°

75°

77°

80°

81°

83°

85°

84°

85°

84°

83°

80°

73°

70°

71°

66°

68°

66°

64°

62°

63°

64°

67°

70°

74°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph ENE

G 13 mph

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

SSW

SSE

NNE

SSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

G10

NNE

G13

G17

ENE

G21

G13

G16

G11

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

24%

32%

100%

91%

10%

15%

29%

11%

20%

100%

52%

11%

16%

24%

21%

23%

100%

30%

66%

16%

100%

46%

69%

100%

60%

55%

68%

81%

66%

96%

100%

64%

47%

12%

16%

12%

100%

12%

100%

84%

61%

42%

27%

16%

14%

29%

53%

73%

81%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1003

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:30 AM

SUNSET

08:26 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.3463, -88.1867

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

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