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Bear Creek
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BEAR CREEK
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BEAR CREEK NEAR MARCELLINE, IL

ADAMS COUNTY, IL40.1428°N, -91.3374°W Updated 3 hr ago
FLOW RATE
715cfs
AIR TEMP
70°F
WIND
4mph SE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
715cfs 428.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 135183 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
5,539cfs
PERIOD LOW
10cfs
RUNNABLE
6%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.0in

≈ normal

20.03 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.89 in).

YTD Total

20.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.1–24.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.72" · normal 1.91" (0.9–3.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.29" · normal 2.07" (0.8–3.6)
Feb
Mar: 4.88" · normal 2.81" (1.6–4.4)
Mar
Apr: 5.92" · normal 4.30" (2.9–6.2)
Apr
May: 2.10" · normal 4.47" (1.4–7.4)
May
Jun: 6.12" (so far)· normal 4.09" (1.8–7.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.20" (1.2–5.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.20" (1.6–4.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.19" (1.5–5.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.82" (1.3–5.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.72" (1.1–5.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.06" (1.0–3.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:41 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
80°
57°
WED
83°
64°
THU
78°
66°
FRI
71°
66°
SAT
87°
69°
SUN
89°
73°
MON
90°
72°
TIME
WED
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FRI
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
65°
mild
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64°
66°
70°
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73°
76°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph S
G 15 mph
3
G15
S
4
G15
S
3
G13
SW
4
G12
SW
2
G12
S
7
G14
S
7
G15
SSW
8
G14
SW
6
G13
WSW
8
G13
W
8
G13
WSW
10
G14
WSW
9
G14
W
9
G13
W
8
G12
WSW
7
G12
W
6
G12
W
6
G13
W
2
G8
WNW
5
G6
SW
4
G5
WSW
2
G3
WSW
5
SSW
3
G5
SW
4
G8
SW
5
G10
NNW
2
G6
ESE
5
G8
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3
G4
W
2
G3
NE
1
G3
ENE
1
G3
N
2
G3
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2
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3
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6
G8
NNW
8
G11
N
9
G11
NNE
8
G9
NNE
8
G12
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6
NNE
11
G15
ENE
9
G20
ENE
8
G20
ESE
7
G14
ESE
7
G18
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7
G16
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7
G15
ENE
7
G15
ENE
7
G14
ENE
8
G15
ENE
11
G18
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10
G20
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10
G20
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11
G20
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11
G20
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11
G21
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10
G20
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9
G20
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10
G20
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11
G20
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11
G19
ENE
12
G20
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12
G17
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11
G17
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11
G19
ENE
10
G19
E
9
G19
E
9
G20
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10
G21
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8
G19
ESE
6
G14
E
5
G13
ESE
4
G11
SE
4
G9
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6
G10
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5
G10
ESE
7
G12
ESE
7
G12
SE
7
G12
SE
7
G10
SSE
7
G9
S
7
G11
SSW
8
G14
S
8
G13
S
10
G14
SSW
10
G16
SSW
12
G19
SSW
10
G20
SSW
7
G17
S
8
G15
SSE
9
G21
S
8
G21
S
8
G19
S
7
G19
S
7
G13
SSE
8
G13
SSE
7
G12
S
8
G13
SSE
7
G12
SE
9
G18
SSE
11
G21
S
11
G24
S
13
G24
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14
G20
SSW
14
G19
SSW
14
G18
SSW
14
G19
SSW
14
G20
SSW
14
G21
SSW
13
G22
SSW
13
G22
S
12
G23
S
11
G23
S
9
G24
S
PRECIP
chance %
1%
1%
2%
2%
4%
4%
4%
7%
12%
16%
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19%
15%
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15%
10%
7%
3%
6%
3%
3%
2%
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3%
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6%
22%
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22%
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14%
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14%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
31%
48%
96%
59%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
88%
88%
0%
0%
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0%
17%
18%
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40%
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100%
94%
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96%
100%
100%
100%
100%
62%
10%
6%
5%
6%
6%
15%
5%
0%
0%
5%
15%
100%
100%
100%
23%
23%
13%
18%
34%
56%
68%
57%
36%
26%
42%
69%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1000
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:36 AM
SUNSET
08:38 PM
15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT17H 38M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
65% illuminated

Station Location

40.1428, -91.3374
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 03:00 UTC
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