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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 25 min ago

FLOW RATE

299cfs

GAUGE HT

7.92ft

AIR TEMP

59°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

299cfs 25.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 286–386 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

407cfs

PERIOD LOW

299cfs

RUNNABLE

86%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.92ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

59°

SUN

82°

60°

MON

94°

74°

TUE

95°

79°

WED

96°

79°

THU

94°

80°

FRI

95°

70°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

69°

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92°

95°

96°

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88°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph E

G 11 mph

G11

ENE

G11

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G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

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G13

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G14

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G15

G17

G15

G19

G20

G17

NNE

NNW

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G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G17

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G17

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G16

ESE

G14

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G13

G15

G19

ESE

G17

ESE

G18

ESE

G19

ESE

G14

ESE

G17

ESE

G18

G19

SSE

G23

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

G28

PRECIP

chance %

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

18%

few

18%

100%

44%

87%

22%

100%

60%

100%

74%

24%

10%

69%

97%

100%

85%

26%

57%

35%

11%

15%

100%

74%

61%

100%

80%

60%

50%

100%

62%

72%

100%

56%

13%

48%

100%

11%

30%

72%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

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 DAYLIGHT11H 22M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.2006, -87.9186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:10 UTC

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