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BUTTERFIELD CREEK

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BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL

HOMEWOOD, IL41.5399°N, -87.6494°W Updated 59 min ago

FLOW RATE

282cfs

GAUGE HT

6.74ft

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

7mph SW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

282cfs 421.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 86–116 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

480cfs

PERIOD LOW

74.5cfs

RUNNABLE

42%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.74ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

61°

FRI

70°

59°

SAT

83°

62°

SUN

86°

69°

MON

93°

73°

TUE

95°

77°

WED

97°

77°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

76°

78°

79°

80°

79°

78°

74°

71°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

63°

65°

66°

69°

70°

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68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

62°

63°

66°

70°

73°

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79°

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79°

82°

83°

81°

78°

77°

76°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

69°

70°

72°

75°

79°

82°

84°

85°

86°

84°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

77°

80°

84°

86°

89°

91°

92°

93°

91°

90°

88°

86°

84°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WNW

G 15 mph

G15

WNW

G12

WNW

G16

WNW

G17

WNW

G17

WNW

G15

G13

NNW

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G11

ESE

G17

G15

G14

G16

ESE

G18

G19

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G18

G19

G15

ENE

G13

G18

G17

G13

NNE

ENE

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

G11

ESE

G15

ESE

WSW

G13

G18

ESE

G18

G13

G16

ESE

G16

G13

ESE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G15

G19

G23

G24

G22

SSE

G24

SSE

G21

SSE

G23

SSE

G23

SSE

G21

SSE

G21

SSE

G21

SSE

G19

G17

G15

G14

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

22%

29%

28%

20%

18%

24%

25%

18%

15%

45%

20%

14%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

76%

100%

22%

26%

100%

98%

100%

11%

98%

65%

100%

95%

100%

94%

100%

75%

53%

25%

30%

71%

88%

100%

86%

61%

89%

100%

81%

75%

13%

49%

63%

65%

52%

38%

15%

28%

56%

42%

34%

13%

100%

42%

100%

96%

85%

71%

59%

48%

39%

56%

81%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:18 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT9H 59M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

78% illuminated

Station Location

41.5399, -87.6494

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 10:29 UTC

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