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WEST BRANCH

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WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WEST CHICAGO, IL

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL41.9110°N, -88.1791°W Updated 33 min ago

FLOW RATE

92.4cfs

GAUGE HT

4.69ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

5mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

92.4cfs 231.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 88–120 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

124cfs

PERIOD LOW

92.4cfs

RUNNABLE

93%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.69ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

70°

FRI

82°

68°

SAT

83°

66°

SUN

86°

67°

MON

87°

67°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

86°

71°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

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79°

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73°

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79°

82°

85°

86°

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86°

84°

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77°

74°

71°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SW

G 5 mph

G13

WNW

G10

G13

G11

G19

G16

WSW

G18

WSW

G14

NNW

WSW

SSW

G11

NNE

G12

G11

NNE

G11

G14

G11

G13

G14

G20

G16

G15

NNE

G16

NNE

G16

NNE

G17

NNE

G18

NNE

G19

NNE

G18

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G15

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G14

G10

G12

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

14%

18%

20%

15%

19%

18%

26%

16%

13%

17%

24%

23%

21%

26%

24%

10%

11%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

94%

72%

100%

99%

100%

29%

100%

69%

100%

77%

93%

97%

47%

96%

11%

12%

30%

54%

95%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 3M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

31% illuminated

Station Location

41.9110, -88.1791

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 05:55 UTC

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