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ELKHORN CREEK

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ELKHORN CREEK NEAR PENROSE, IL

WHITESIDE COUNTY, IL41.9027°N, -89.6964°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

118cfs

GAUGE HT

3.30ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

11mph E

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

118cfs 11.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 105–143 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

129cfs

PERIOD LOW

118cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.30ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

62°

SUN

89°

64°

MON

89°

75°

TUE

89°

74°

WED

90°

73°

THU

90°

72°

FRI

89°

72°

TIME

SAT

NOW

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hourly forecast

71°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph E

G 19 mph

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G16

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G15

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PRECIP

chance %

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

70%

20%

100%

57%

10%

17%

46%

95%

64%

41%

43%

26%

31%

33%

80%

28%

86%

100%

11%

89%

16%

100%

93%

82%

73%

15%

100%

89%

100%

13%

100%

16%

53%

57%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

15H 13M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

95% illuminated

Station Location

41.9027, -89.6964

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 22:58 UTC

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