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MC DONALD CREEK

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MC DONALD CREEK NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

WHEELING, IL42.0953°N, -87.9128°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

1cfs

GAUGE HT

0.83ft

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

4mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1cfs 9.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 3–3 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

186cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

0.83ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

25.0in

+21% vs normal

25.01 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% above the 30-year normal of 20.66 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

25.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.9–26.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.50" · normal 2.08" (1.1–3.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.66" · normal 1.97" (0.8–3.6)

Feb

Mar: 4.04" · normal 2.54" (1.5–4.3)

Mar

Apr: 7.52" · normal 4.15" (2.4–6.1)

Apr

May: 1.31" · normal 4.40" (1.8–7.2)

May

Jun: 6.69" · normal 4.05" (1.8–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 2.30" (so far)· normal 3.67" (2.0–4.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.70" (1.9–5.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.98" (1.3–5.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.21" (1.4–6.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.42" (1.2–4.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.13" (0.9–3.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:03 UTC

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