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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL, IL

LAKE COUNTY, IL42.4894°N, -87.9259°W Updated 33 min ago

FLOW RATE

169cfs

GAUGE HT

5.90ft

AIR TEMP

58°F

WIND

6mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

169cfs 37.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 129–175 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

169cfs

PERIOD LOW

125cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.90ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

71°

58°

SUN

78°

58°

MON

90°

71°

TUE

91°

76°

WED

92°

75°

THU

91°

76°

FRI

92°

67°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

66°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

70°

67°

64°

62°

61°

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59°

58°

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67°

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92°

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88°

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82°

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80°

79°

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77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph ENE

G 13 mph

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

G15

G16

G14

NNE

G16

NNE

G18

G19

G17

G15

WNW

NNE

ENE

G12

G14

ESE

G15

G16

G20

G19

ESE

G16

ESE

G16

ESE

G23

G19

ESE

G19

ESE

G16

G15

ESE

G13

G19

G20

SSE

G24

SSE

G27

SSE

G27

SSE

G26

SSE

G25

G24

G27

G25

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

G24

G25

G27

G28

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G32

SSW

G33

SSW

G34

SSW

G35

SSW

G34

G33

G32

G34

G29

G30

G29

G28

G27

G23

G21

G19

G20

G21

G24

G26

G28

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

G31

G32

G34

G33

G31

G29

G26

G25

G23

SSW

G17

G15

G17

G18

G17

G19

G22

G24

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

G31

G30

G28

PRECIP

chance %

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

29%

few

29%

22%

12%

74%

47%

33%

17%

19%

100%

75%

25%

15%

10%

99%

32%

97%

100%

91%

93%

35%

37%

63%

86%

78%

57%

29%

10%

21%

54%

100%

78%

100%

54%

20%

100%

99%

75%

20%

100%

36%

100%

97%

100%

13%

12%

93%

100%

10%

21%

50%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:16 AM

SUNSET

08:33 PM

15H 17M OF DAYLIGHT11H 30M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.4894, -87.9259

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:03 UTC

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