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Plum Creek
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PLUM CREEK
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PLUM CREEK NEAR CRETE, IL

WILL COUNTY, IL41.4357°N, -87.5716°W Updated 14 min ago
FLOW RATE
258cfs
GAUGE HT
11.77ft
AIR TEMP
70°F
WIND
3mph NNW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
258cfs 388.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 30–41 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
258cfs
PERIOD LOW
4.59cfs
RUNNABLE
45%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.77ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
88°
69°
SUN
76°
68°
MON
78°
65°
TUE
83°
63°
WED
82°
65°
THU
79°
67°
FRI
77°
63°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
69°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph NW
G 7 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
92%
overcast
92%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
988
988989990989990992993992992994992992991991988985984985983
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:22 AM
SUNSET
08:27 PM
15H 5M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated

Station Location

41.4357, -87.5716
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 02:45 UTC
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