USGS · 05530100

DES PLAINES R RIVER

USGS · 05530100LIVE

DES PLAINES R AT ALGONQUIN RD AT DES PLAINES, IL

DES PLAINES, IL42.0317°N, -87.8781°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

459cfs

AIR TEMP

59°F

WIND

6mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

459cfs 23.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 145–195 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,614cfs

PERIOD LOW

56cfs

RUNNABLE

12%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

59°

SUN

84°

61°

MON

95°

75°

TUE

97°

78°

WED

97°

79°

THU

96°

81°

FRI

95°

70°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

70°

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66°

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87°

90°

93°

96°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph E

G 12 mph

G12

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

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G13

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G12

G15

G14

G15

G17

G18

G15

NNE

G16

NNE

G18

NNE

G17

NNE

G13

NNE

G12

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

G16

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

G18

ESE

G18

ESE

G16

ESE

G19

ESE

G15

ESE

G17

ESE

G14

G19

SSE

G23

SSE

G26

G23

G22

G21

G18

G17

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

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G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

G27

G25

G23

G21

G20

G21

G19

G18

G19

G20

G21

SSW

G22

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G23

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G26

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G28

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G25

G26

SSW

G21

G16

G15

G16

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

G28

PRECIP

chance %

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

26%

24%

11%

98%

97%

77%

100%

16%

100%

56%

11%

15%

10%

100%

46%

10%

28%

26%

10%

12%

56%

100%

98%

100%

68%

80%

50%

17%

11%

100%

61%

100%

79%

100%

76%

14%

12%

100%

91%

26%

20%

49%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:18 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

15H 13M OF DAYLIGHT11H 23M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.0317, -87.8781

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:08 UTC

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