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Sangamon River
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SANGAMON RIVER
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SANGAMON RIVER AT FISHER, IL

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, IL40.3110°N, -88.3224°W Updated 17 min ago
FLOW RATE
267cfs
GAUGE HT
7.98ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
267cfs 265.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 253343 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
358cfs
PERIOD LOW
267cfs
RUNNABLE
89%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.98ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.9in

≈ normal

22.9 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.15 in).

YTD Total

22.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.9–27.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.43" · normal 2.60" (1.1–4.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.27" · normal 2.24" (0.8–3.8)
Feb
Mar: 6.56" · normal 3.31" (1.6–4.8)
Mar
Apr: 6.57" · normal 4.27" (2.6–6.7)
Apr
May: 1.62" · normal 4.58" (2.5–6.7)
May
Jun: 5.22" · normal 4.18" (2.3–6.5)
Jun
Jul: 1.24" (so far)· normal 4.00" (2.0–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.83" (1.5–4.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.96" (0.8–5.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.24" (1.7–6.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.18" (1.6–5.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.47" (1.4–4.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:32 PM
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Station Location

40.3110, -88.3224
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 15:15 UTC
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