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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 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

97cfs

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

6mph SSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

97cfs 133.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 65–89 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,162cfs

PERIOD LOW

27cfs

RUNNABLE

10%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

71°

FRI

83°

69°

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

77°

mild

77°

76°

77°

82°

84°

85°

84°

81°

75°

74°

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75°

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78°

74°

72°

71°

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67°

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74°

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79°

82°

84°

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86°

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82°

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68°

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73°

76°

79°

82°

85°

86°

87°

86°

84°

80°

77°

74°

71°

69°

68°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph W

G 11 mph

G11

G10

WSW

G12

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

G10

G11

SSW

G12

G15

NNW

ESE

G11

ESE

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

ENE

G14

ENE

G11

ENE

G14

G13

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

ENE

G14

G10

G12

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

15%

13%

11%

20%

13%

11%

23%

14%

21%

23%

21%

20%

12%

14%

15%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

86%

100%

84%

91%

39%

100%

86%

100%

79%

100%

64%

51%

26%

100%

94%

100%

91%

100%

90%

80%

100%

92%

100%

22%

46%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 3M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

29% illuminated

Station Location

41.9110, -88.1791

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 00:00 UTC

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