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KRESS CREEK

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KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL

WEST CHICAGO, IL41.8564°N, -88.2042°W Updated 33 min ago

FLOW RATE

19.6cfs

GAUGE HT

4.39ft

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

19.6cfs 179.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 22–29 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

33.2cfs

PERIOD LOW

19.6cfs

RUNNABLE

37%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.39ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

66°

MON

91°

67°

TUE

88°

70°

WED

88°

71°

THU

89°

72°

FRI

88°

72°

SAT

76°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNE

G 9 mph

NNE

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

WNW

WSW

G13

SSW

SSE

SSW

G10

NNW

NNE

WSW

WNW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

20%

14%

13%

28%

100%

62%

68%

100%

35%

40%

42%

100%

66%

18%

67%

15%

12%

49%

100%

18%

11%

10%

20%

80%

65%

100%

11%

13%

38%

70%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:28 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

41.8564, -88.2042

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:20 UTC

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