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PECATONICA RIVER

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PECATONICA RIVER NR SHIRLAND, ILL

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL42.4381°N, -89.1750°W Updated 25 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,400cfs

GAUGE HT

6.76ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

6mph ESE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,400cfs 21.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,057–2,783 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,430cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,350cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.76ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

68°

SUN

82°

67°

MON

78°

63°

TUE

80°

58°

WED

81°

62°

THU

78°

66°

FRI

79°

64°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

70°

71°

72°

74°

76°

78°

81°

82°

81°

80°

78°

75°

72°

70°

68°

66°

65°

64°

66°

69°

73°

76°

77°

78°

77°

75°

70°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

61°

65°

68°

72°

75°

78°

79°

80°

78°

73°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

63°

66°

69°

72°

74°

78°

80°

81°

80°

81°

80°

78°

76°

73°

72°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

72°

73°

74°

75°

76°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph N

G 12 mph

G12

G15

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

G11

NNE

G13

NNW

G14

G13

NNE

G17

NNE

G16

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

G14

ENE

G14

G13

G14

G15

G13

G11

G13

G15

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

G13

G11

G10

NNE

G11

G14

G13

NNE

G13

G12

G11

G10

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G16

G13

SSW

G14

G17

G16

G14

G17

G15

G14

G17

SSW

G21

SSW

G21

SSW

G18

G25

SSW

G26

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G21

G18

G16

WSW

WNW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

31%

40%

26%

44%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

97%

100%

96%

100%

90%

84%

78%

100%

71%

100%

75%

50%

25%

100%

96%

38%

47%

14%

11%

56%

100%

12%

100%

70%

85%

100%

11%

100%

71%

100%

12%

100%

21%

12%

25%

55%

80%

91%

97%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

988

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:37 PM

15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

76% illuminated

Station Location

42.4381, -89.1750

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 21:00 UTC

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