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LAKE FORK AT ATWOOD, IL

PIATT COUNTY, IL39.8063°N, -88.4762°W Updated 36 min ago
FLOW RATE
27.6cfs
GAUGE HT
2.67ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
27.6cfs 26.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 2736 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
33.2cfs
PERIOD LOW
27.6cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.67ft
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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.5in

≈ normal

23.49 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 24.03 in).

YTD Total

23.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

24.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.5–28.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.08" · normal 2.81" (1.1–4.6)
Jan
Feb: 1.01" · normal 2.43" (1.0–4.4)
Feb
Mar: 6.18" · normal 3.35" (1.6–5.0)
Mar
Apr: 5.10" · normal 4.55" (3.0–6.7)
Apr
May: 3.02" · normal 4.70" (2.3–7.3)
May
Jun: 5.94" · normal 4.26" (2.3–7.3)
Jun
Jul: 1.17" (so far)· normal 3.82" (1.7–6.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.87" (1.4–3.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.92" (1.1–5.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.30" (1.6–5.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.37" (1.6–5.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.58" (1.6–4.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:51 UTC
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Station Location

39.8063, -88.4762
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-15 02:15 UTC
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