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Pecatonica River
USGS · 05437050
PECATONICA RIVER
USGS · 05437050LIVE

PECATONICA RIVER NR SHIRLAND, ILL

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL42.4381°N, -89.1750°W Updated 17 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2,422cfs
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
3mph WSW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
2,422cfs 8.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,468–3,340 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3,446cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,394cfs
RUNNABLE
63%
last 7 day in band
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
68°
SUN
82°
65°
MON
78°
61°
TUE
80°
58°
WED
81°
62°
THU
78°
66°
FRI
79°
64°
TIME
SAT
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
77°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph NNE
G 12 mph
6
G12
NNE
6
G11
ENE
10
G15
ESE
4
G9
ESE
2
G5
SE
3
G8
NE
5
G11
NNE
5
G9
NNE
4
G9
NNE
5
G9
NNW
7
G11
NW
5
G12
NNW
6
G12
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7
G17
NNE
7
G13
NNE
8
G16
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9
G17
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9
G13
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10
G13
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9
G12
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10
G12
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8
G10
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7
G9
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G11
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G14
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G21
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G13
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G11
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G8
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G10
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G8
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G6
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5
G11
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G10
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G8
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4
G5
NE
3
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NNE
4
G5
N
3
G4
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NNW
6
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4
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G4
WSW
3
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SW
4
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5
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5
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7
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7
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G12
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7
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11
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14
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G14
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11
G16
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9
G18
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7
G20
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8
G22
SSW
13
G19
SW
9
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G11
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G18
SW
7
G23
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5
G25
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5
G25
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5
G24
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5
G22
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6
G17
WNW
7
G14
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G11
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PRECIP
chance %
19%
19%
28%
21%
11%
8%
3%
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15%
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15%
15%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
26%
26%
26%
26%
CLOUDS
cover %
93%
overcast
93%
37%
99%
47%
100%
56%
10%
22%
2%
31%
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98%
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56%
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11%
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12%
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100%
21%
12%
25%
55%
80%
91%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
988
988989989990989990991992992992994994992991990989986984982
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:25 AM
SUNSET
08:37 PM
15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated

Station Location

42.4381, -89.1750
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 00:00 UTC
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