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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR LEMONT, IL

COOK COUNTY, IL41.6724°N, -88.0285°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,521cfs

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

7mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1,521cfs 18.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 385–521 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,355cfs

PERIOD LOW

190cfs

RUNNABLE

16%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

61°

SUN

88°

63°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

91°

74°

WED

91°

74°

THU

90°

76°

FRI

89°

67°

TIME

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hourly forecast

71°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

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PRECIP

chance %

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

23%

25%

57%

50%

89%

100%

87%

97%

100%

88%

100%

91%

41%

12%

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90%

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25%

100%

78%

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87%

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98%

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17%

61%

91%

23%

17%

10%

13%

26%

34%

100%

99%

46%

100%

11%

10%

13%

16%

19%

13%

30%

65%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:19 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 11M OF DAYLIGHT11H 25M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.6724, -88.0285

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:05 UTC

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