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NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT DEERFIELD, IL

HIGHLAND PARK, IL42.1526°N, -87.8184°W Updated 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

18cfs

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

9mph SW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

18cfs 37.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 4–6 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

311cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

70°

SAT

82°

66°

SUN

79°

65°

MON

72°

66°

TUE

74°

65°

WED

82°

66°

THU

76°

69°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

84°

78°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

74°

75°

78°

79°

78°

82°

81°

78°

74°

73°

72°

70°

67°

66°

65°

66°

67°

69°

72°

73°

74°

76°

78°

79°

76°

75°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

68°

69°

71°

72°

71°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

69°

71°

73°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

71°

74°

78°

80°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph S

G 19 mph

G19

G13

SSW

G41

G16

NNE

SSE

G14

SSW

G12

WSW

SSW

G19

G22

WSW

G13

WSW

SSW

ENE

ESE

G11

G17

G11

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

NNW

G11

G15

ESE

G16

NNE

G14

NNE

G16

G13

G12

G10

ENE

G13

G12

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

G11

G10

G15

G18

G17

G15

G14

G15

G14

NNE

NNW

G14

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

WSW

SSW

G11

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

34%

28%

31%

34%

31%

25%

36%

21%

14%

17%

15%

16%

15%

17%

12%

10%

13%

16%

19%

23%

16%

26%

31%

32%

33%

32%

27%

17%

13%

46%

37%

16%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

69%

mostly

69%

100%

99%

98%

99%

100%

76%

100%

17%

100%

73%

100%

67%

100%

94%

79%

67%

100%

93%

61%

100%

97%

100%

70%

100%

79%

42%

13%

44%

53%

60%

37%

39%

15%

22%

95%

100%

72%

58%

79%

82%

84%

93%

71%

52%

68%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT2H 4M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

42.1526, -87.8184

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 18:26 UTC

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