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SOUTH FORK SALINE

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SOUTH FORK SALINE RIVER NR CARRIER MILLS, IL

SALINE COUNTY, IL37.6381°N, -88.6781°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

19cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

19cfs 70.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 12–16 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,878cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

11%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.2in

≈ normal

21.18 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 24.66 in).

YTD Total

21.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

24.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.7–30.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.66" · normal 3.32" (1.7–5.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.99" · normal 3.09" (1.5–4.9)

Feb

Mar: 3.05" · normal 4.14" (2.4–6.0)

Mar

Apr: 4.57" · normal 5.06" (2.4–7.2)

Apr

May: 4.04" · normal 4.67" (2.8–6.5)

May

Jun: 5.65" · normal 3.58" (2.0–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 1.21" (so far)· normal 3.43" (1.4–5.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.79" (1.0–4.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.02" (1.0–5.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.46" (1.3–6.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.72" (1.9–5.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.44" (1.8–5.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:42 PM

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37.6381, -88.6781

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