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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 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

6,830cfs

GAUGE HT

538.94ft

WATER TEMP

20°F

AIR TEMP

62°F

WIND

5mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

6,830cfs 25.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,840–7,900 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

9,380cfs

PERIOD LOW

5,770cfs

RUNNABLE

87%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

538.94ft

Water Temperature

20.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

61°

SUN

88°

63°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

92°

75°

WED

91°

75°

THU

91°

77°

FRI

89°

68°

TIME

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hourly forecast

72°

mild

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WIND

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PRECIP

chance %

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

30%

67%

52%

90%

89%

72%

100%

80%

100%

91%

100%

63%

13%

15%

21%

46%

40%

58%

20%

28%

41%

63%

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82%

100%

95%

35%

53%

11%

16%

20%

14%

17%

37%

100%

72%

100%

12%

10%

11%

13%

14%

33%

71%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

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 DAYLIGHT11H 25M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.5365, -88.0837

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

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