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DES PLAINES RIVER

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DES PLAINES RIVER AT ROUTE 53 AT JOLIET, IL

JOLIET, IL41.5365°N, -88.0837°W Updated 33 min ago

FLOW RATE

6,990cfs

GAUGE HT

539.09ft

WATER TEMP

20°F

AIR TEMP

62°F

WIND

5mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

6,990cfs 28.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,857–7,923 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

9,380cfs

PERIOD LOW

5,770cfs

RUNNABLE

86%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

539.09ft

Water Temperature

20.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

60°

SUN

86°

66°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

92°

75°

WED

91°

75°

THU

91°

77°

FRI

89°

68°

TIME

SAT

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TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 13 mph

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G20

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G11

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G11

G18

SSE

G21

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G11

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G20

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G25

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G26

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G26

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G24

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G21

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PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

88%

69%

72%

96%

94%

93%

100%

96%

64%

35%

100%

79%

32%

34%

31%

24%

23%

51%

52%

38%

100%

84%

100%

73%

100%

82%

100%

95%

35%

53%

11%

16%

20%

14%

17%

37%

100%

72%

100%

12%

10%

11%

13%

14%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT12H 42M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.5365, -88.0837

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:48 UTC

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