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ROCK RIVER

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ROCK RIVER AT DIXON, IL

DIXON, IL41.8442°N, -89.4858°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

8,210cfs

GAUGE HT

9.74ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

6mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

8,210cfs 12.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 7,132–9,649 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,480cfs

PERIOD LOW

8,050cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.74ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

66°

MON

82°

65°

TUE

82°

62°

WED

83°

66°

THU

83°

69°

FRI

82°

69°

SAT

82°

66°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

70°

72°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

81°

79°

76°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

65°

69°

73°

77°

79°

80°

81°

82°

81°

76°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

82°

83°

82°

80°

77°

74°

73°

71°

72°

70°

71°

70°

69°

70°

71°

74°

76°

78°

79°

80°

81°

82°

83°

80°

78°

79°

78°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

70°

69°

71°

73°

75°

74°

77°

80°

81°

82°

81°

79°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NNE

G 12 mph

G12

NNE

G10

NNE

G12

NNE

G13

NNE

G14

NNE

G12

NNE

G16

NNE

G15

G13

NNE

G14

NNE

G14

NNE

G14

G12

G11

G10

NNE

G10

ENE

G12

ESE

G10

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

WSW

G11

G13

G14

SSW

G15

G16

G17

G19

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G20

G22

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G19

SSW

G23

G22

WSW

G18

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

G13

G12

WSW

G16

G20

WNW

G15

G18

NNW

G15

NNW

G11

NNE

G13

ENE

G11

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

G15

G17

ENE

G21

ENE

G24

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

18%

24%

47%

26%

40%

19%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

77%

mostly

77%

11%

10%

24%

11%

37%

75%

68%

44%

10%

74%

100%

14%

60%

100%

11%

100%

28%

37%

54%

81%

85%

38%

58%

11%

95%

86%

68%

100%

75%

95%

68%

21%

100%

65%

66%

32%

94%

100%

15%

100%

60%

100%

90%

80%

68%

63%

71%

86%

98%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:29 AM

SUNSET

08:35 PM

15H 6M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

64% illuminated

Station Location

41.8442, -89.4858

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 00:15 UTC

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