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KISHWAUKEE RIVER

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KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE, IL

BELVIDERE, IL42.2561°N, -88.8632°W Updated 23 min ago

FLOW RATE

453cfs

GAUGE HT

2.17ft

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

5mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

453cfs 17.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 422–572 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

511cfs

PERIOD LOW

448cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.17ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

60°

MON

93°

64°

TUE

87°

69°

WED

88°

70°

THU

88°

71°

FRI

87°

71°

SAT

77°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

85°

80°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

67°

72°

78°

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87°

90°

91°

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87°

82°

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

72°

75°

78°

81°

83°

85°

86°

87°

86°

84°

80°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

72°

75°

78°

81°

83°

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87°

88°

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81°

78°

76°

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77°

80°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

86°

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81°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NE

G 8 mph

ENE

NNE

ESE

G12

G10

ESE

SSW

ENE

WSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WSW

G10

G13

WSW

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G14

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

87%

100%

32%

82%

10%

21%

100%

33%

45%

87%

37%

69%

11%

10%

13%

16%

100%

89%

10%

38%

44%

100%

94%

84%

77%

72%

69%

68%

74%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:30 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

42.2561, -88.8632

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:30 UTC

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