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Pecatonica River
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PECATONICA RIVER
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PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT, IL

FREEPORT, IL42.3003°N, -89.6153°W Updated 17 hr ago
FLOW RATE
1,376cfs
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
1mph NNE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
1,376cfs 2.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,298–1,756 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,987cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,330cfs
RUNNABLE
75%
last 7 day in band
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
67°
SUN
83°
66°
MON
78°
61°
TUE
80°
59°
WED
81°
64°
THU
78°
67°
FRI
79°
65°
TIME
SAT
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TEMP
hourly forecast
77°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph E
G 14 mph
7
G14
E
7
G15
NE
4
G11
ESE
8
G15
ESE
3
G11
E
2
G4
NNE
4
G7
NE
5
G10
NE
3
G7
NE
3
G5
NNW
5
G9
NNW
2
G7
NNW
1
G8
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3
G13
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5
G11
NNE
7
G14
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G16
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G15
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G13
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G14
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10
G12
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G16
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4
G12
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3
G11
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3
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G8
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3
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4
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3
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3
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2
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3
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4
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6
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14
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7
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8
G14
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9
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G10
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7
G13
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6
G16
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5
G19
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5
G23
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5
G25
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5
G23
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6
G19
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G16
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G13
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PRECIP
chance %
14%
14%
18%
24%
16%
10%
6%
6%
10%
12%
12%
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12%
8%
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5%
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5%
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11%
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36%
36%
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36%
36%
24%
24%
24%
24%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
33%
98%
99%
46%
4%
30%
19%
2%
9%
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33%
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100%
20%
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38%
73%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
987
987988988990989990990991991991993993991990990989985983981
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
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
77% 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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