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FOX RIVER

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FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL

SOUTH ELGIN, IL41.9962°N, -88.2950°W Updated 49 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,040cfs

GAUGE HT

13.09ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

7mph ESE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,040cfs 3.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,794–2,427 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,170cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,040cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.09ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

63°

MON

94°

75°

TUE

90°

74°

WED

90°

73°

THU

91°

74°

FRI

89°

68°

SAT

90°

74°

TIME

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NOW

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TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SSE

G 11 mph

G11

SSE

G10

WNW

G40

G26

G10

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G15

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G18

G22

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G25

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G30

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

17%

13%

28%

CLOUDS

cover %

84%

mostly

84%

50%

100%

95%

100%

46%

24%

90%

48%

66%

11%

100%

16%

100%

79%

51%

29%

100%

23%

92%

71%

100%

12%

11%

80%

100%

12%

11%

59%

88%

10%

100%

98%

95%

85%

62%

31%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT7H 58M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

97% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.9962, -88.2950

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 12:34 UTC

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