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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER AT LINCOLNSHIRE, IL

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL42.2006°N, -87.9186°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

301cfs

GAUGE HT

7.93ft

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

301cfs 25.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 291–393 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

407cfs

PERIOD LOW

301cfs

RUNNABLE

90%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.93ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

58°

SUN

82°

63°

MON

94°

75°

TUE

95°

79°

WED

96°

79°

THU

94°

80°

FRI

95°

70°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

67°

69°

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71°

72°

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70°

68°

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81°

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86°

89°

92°

95°

96°

95°

94°

92°

90°

88°

86°

85°

84°

83°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

G 13 mph

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

G14

G15

NNE

G17

NNE

G18

NNE

G15

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

WNW

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

G14

ESE

G15

G14

G11

G15

ESE

G17

G15

G17

G21

G23

SSE

G25

SSE

G26

SSE

G27

SSE

G26

SSE

G24

G23

G22

G18

G19

SSW

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G21

G22

SSW

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

SSW

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 %

CLOUDS

cover %

10%

clear

10%

13%

10%

14%

97%

100%

95%

75%

96%

100%

91%

41%

15%

13%

10%

100%

85%

100%

75%

70%

12%

13%

16%

11%

15%

100%

74%

61%

100%

80%

60%

50%

100%

62%

72%

100%

56%

13%

48%

100%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:17 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT12H 38M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.2006, -87.9186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:54 UTC

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