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KISHWAUKEE RIVER

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KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE, IL

ILLINOIS42.2561°N, -88.8632°W Updated 25 min ago

FLOW RATE

435cfs

GAUGE HT

2.13ft

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

3mph NE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

435cfs 19.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 422–572 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

511cfs

PERIOD LOW

435cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.13ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

60°

MON

95°

65°

TUE

88°

69°

WED

87°

70°

THU

83°

62°

FRI

78°

59°

SAT

83°

62°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

87°

85°

80°

76°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

74°

80°

84°

88°

90°

92°

93°

94°

95°

94°

93°

88°

83°

79°

78°

76°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

72°

74°

78°

80°

83°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

84°

80°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

72°

75°

78°

80°

82°

84°

86°

87°

84°

81°

77°

75°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

74°

77°

76°

81°

83°

81°

72°

69°

67°

62°

61°

60°

59°

60°

61°

64°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NE

G 9 mph

ESE

G10

ESE

SSE

NNE

NNW

WNW

ENE

G10

WSW

WNW

NNW

SSE

G11

G12

SSW

G10

SSW

WSW

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

NNE

WSW

NNW

NNE

G14

ENE

G20

ENE

G22

ENE

G20

ENE

G20

ENE

G18

ENE

G19

ENE

G18

ENE

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

16%

25%

51%

75%

84%

18%

11%

15%

14%

100%

68%

39%

28%

35%

11%

64%

100%

11%

40%

100%

24%

100%

77%

10%

12%

56%

14%

22%

31%

44%

50%

71%

100%

82%

97%

100%

38%

62%

75%

100%

15%

60%

100%

83%

58%

41%

35%

41%

54%

72%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:30 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.2561, -88.8632

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 15:30 UTC

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