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SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS, IL

LONDON MILLS, IL40.7077°N, -90.2798°W Updated 22 min ago

FLOW RATE

965cfs

GAUGE HT

5.19ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

965cfs 41.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 969–1,311 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,350cfs

PERIOD LOW

961cfs

RUNNABLE

84%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.19ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.0in

≈ normal

22.02 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.44 in).

YTD Total

22.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.5–26.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.19" · normal 2.01" (1.0–3.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.12" · normal 2.04" (0.8–3.5)

Feb

Mar: 4.71" · normal 2.92" (1.6–4.3)

Mar

Apr: 5.89" · normal 4.37" (2.9–5.8)

Apr

May: 1.77" · normal 4.75" (2.3–8.0)

May

Jun: 7.21" · normal 4.59" (2.0–7.4)

Jun

Jul: 1.13" (so far)· normal 3.41" (1.4–5.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.20" (1.3–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.32" (1.4–7.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.86" (1.1–5.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.70" (1.2–4.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.13" (1.1–3.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:55 PM

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Station Location

40.7077, -90.2798

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 16:45 UTC

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