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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR DES PLAINES, IL

COOK COUNTY, IL42.0872°N, -87.8872°W Updated 8 min ago

FLOW RATE

427cfs

GAUGE HT

9.69ft

AIR TEMP

58°F

WIND

6mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

427cfs 22.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 421–569 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

583cfs

PERIOD LOW

427cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.69ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

75°

58°

SUN

83°

63°

MON

95°

75°

TUE

96°

78°

WED

97°

79°

THU

95°

81°

FRI

95°

70°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

67°

68°

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70°

68°

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63°

68°

73°

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90°

93°

96°

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89°

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83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 12 mph

G12

ENE

G11

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G10

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G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

G15

G14

G16

NNE

G17

NNE

G19

NNE

G17

NNE

G17

NNE

G17

G12

NNE

NNW

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G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G14

ESE

G14

ESE

G12

G11

G14

ESE

G15

G18

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G20

G22

SSE

G24

SSE

G26

SSE

G26

G23

G22

G21

G18

G17

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

G23

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

G29

G27

G25

G23

G21

G20

G21

G19

G18

G19

G20

G21

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G24

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G25

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G27

G28

G27

G25

G26

SSW

G21

G16

G15

G16

G15

G17

G19

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G26

G27

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

13%

23%

17%

16%

13%

98%

78%

96%

98%

100%

86%

100%

95%

46%

25%

10%

12%

10%

56%

100%

11%

95%

100%

77%

100%

75%

12%

13%

12%

11%

10%

11%

100%

97%

100%

79%

64%

41%

12%

100%

97%

100%

79%

85%

100%

85%

12%

13%

51%

100%

12%

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

08:31 PM

15H 14M OF DAYLIGHT12H 38M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.0872, -87.8872

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:53 UTC

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