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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR GURNEE, IL

LAKE COUNTY, IL42.3439°N, -87.9411°W Updated 25 min ago

FLOW RATE

271cfs

GAUGE HT

3.46ft

AIR TEMP

58°F

WIND

7mph NNE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

271cfs 17.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 238–322 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

307cfs

PERIOD LOW

271cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.46ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

73°

58°

SUN

80°

63°

MON

92°

74°

TUE

93°

77°

WED

93°

77°

THU

92°

78°

FRI

93°

68°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

67°

68°

69°

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71°

72°

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69°

67°

65°

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63°

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82°

85°

87°

90°

93°

92°

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88°

86°

85°

83°

82°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

G 13 mph

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

G15

NNE

G17

NNE

G20

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G14

ESE

G15

ESE

G16

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G16

ESE

G15

G17

G21

G23

SSE

G25

SSE

G26

SSE

G27

SSE

G26

SSE

G24

G23

G22

G18

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G21

G22

G23

G25

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G31

SSW

G31

SSW

G31

SSW

G32

G31

G30

G28

G30

G29

G28

G26

G24

G20

G18

G20

G22

G23

G24

G25

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

G28

G29

G30

G29

G27

G25

G21

G15

G14

G15

G17

G16

G15

G16

G17

G19

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G26

SSW

G28

G29

PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

14%

few

14%

12%

13%

92%

90%

92%

97%

87%

100%

76%

26%

12%

32%

21%

12%

10%

100%

16%

11%

13%

14%

10%

11%

20%

100%

93%

100%

73%

15%

88%

86%

70%

19%

100%

73%

82%

100%

19%

13%

75%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:17 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT12H 37M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.3439, -87.9411

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:55 UTC

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