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EDWARDS RIVER

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EDWARDS RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, IL

MERCER COUNTY, IL41.1870°N, -90.9674°W Updated 21 hr ago

FLOW RATE

902cfs

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

9mph ESE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

902cfs 146.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,257–3,053 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,350cfs

PERIOD LOW

902cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

64°

SUN

89°

68°

MON

89°

74°

TUE

90°

75°

WED

90°

74°

THU

91°

74°

FRI

90°

74°

TIME

SAT

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TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph E

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PRECIP

chance %

11%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

32%

21%

76%

100%

90%

100%

76%

96%

60%

57%

18%

11%

21%

100%

96%

73%

11%

12%

100%

80%

100%

76%

100%

60%

80%

100%

10%

42%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:33 AM

SUNSET

08:40 PM

15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

95% illuminated

Station Location

41.1870, -90.9674

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 21:50 UTC

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