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PECATONICA RIVER

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PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT, IL

FREEPORT, IL42.3003°N, -89.6153°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,376cfs

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

4mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

1,376cfs 15.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,403–1,897 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,779cfs

PERIOD LOW

754cfs

RUNNABLE

29%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

67°

SUN

83°

64°

MON

78°

61°

TUE

80°

59°

WED

81°

64°

THU

78°

67°

FRI

79°

65°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

74°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

68°

71°

73°

75°

78°

80°

81°

83°

82°

80°

78°

75°

72°

70°

68°

66°

65°

63°

61°

63°

65°

69°

72°

74°

75°

76°

77°

78°

77°

75°

70°

67°

65°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

62°

65°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

80°

79°

73°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

70°

72°

73°

75°

78°

79°

81°

80°

78°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

71°

72°

73°

74°

76°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph N

G 9 mph

G21

ENE

G10

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNW

G13

NNE

G11

NNE

G14

G16

NNE

G15

NNE

G13

NNE

G14

NNE

G12

NNE

G10

NNE

G12

NNE

G13

G11

NNE

G13

NNE

G16

ENE

G17

G12

ENE

G11

NNW

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

WSW

SSW

G12

G13

G12

G14

G13

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G22

SSW

G14

SSW

G10

G13

WSW

G16

G19

WNW

G23

G25

WSW

G23

G19

WNW

G16

G13

NNW

G11

G10

PRECIP

chance %

20%

28%

17%

10%

11%

13%

14%

12%

11%

36%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

22%

few

22%

86%

80%

30%

11%

98%

48%

14%

84%

100%

55%

100%

93%

100%

81%

100%

99%

49%

100%

76%

24%

10%

100%

40%

100%

62%

86%

100%

10%

100%

92%

100%

10%

100%

23%

100%

83%

93%

100%

33%

100%

20%

38%

73%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

15H 11M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

76% illuminated

Station Location

42.3003, -89.6153

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 00:00 UTC

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