USGS · 05556500

BIG BUREAU CREEK

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BIG BUREAU CREEK AT PRINCETON, IL

BUREAU COUNTY, IL41.3674°N, -89.4980°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

926cfs

GAUGE HT

4.82ft

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

5mph SE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

926cfs 364.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,003–1,357 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,650cfs

PERIOD LOW

926cfs

RUNNABLE

53%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.82ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

62°

THU

78°

63°

FRI

76°

58°

SAT

77°

59°

SUN

88°

71°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

91°

75°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

72°

73°

74°

77°

74°

77°

79°

80°

77°

79°

78°

72°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

69°

71°

73°

75°

76°

77°

78°

77°

75°

72°

68°

65°

64°

63°

62°

60°

58°

59°

62°

65°

68°

70°

72°

74°

75°

76°

75°

74°

70°

67°

65°

63°

61°

60°

59°

62°

66°

69°

72°

75°

77°

75°

77°

73°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

75°

78°

80°

83°

85°

86°

87°

88°

87°

85°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph SSW

G 24 mph

G24

SSW

G23

G20

SSW

G18

G17

G18

G20

G19

G12

WSW

G17

G16

WSW

G13

WSW

G17

SSE

G10

SSW

WNW

G14

G10

G12

WNW

G12

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G15

WNW

G14

WNW

G11

G10

NNW

NNE

ENE

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G18

ENE

G20

ENE

G21

ENE

G22

ENE

G21

ENE

G22

G20

ENE

G17

G15

ENE

G14

G12

G10

ENE

G12

ENE

G16

ENE

G17

G16

G13

G14

G13

G15

G14

G15

G14

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

SSE

G15

G14

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G16

ESE

G17

ESE

G20

G19

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

G18

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

G16

G17

G18

G19

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

PRECIP

chance %

11%

12%

15%

18%

21%

19%

20%

16%

23%

18%

12%

33%

39%

15%

12%

13%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

19%

few

19%

23%

100%

58%

41%

19%

32%

31%

73%

56%

96%

100%

83%

11%

100%

62%

100%

91%

100%

80%

17%

20%

16%

31%

36%

33%

100%

93%

91%

100%

21%

54%

42%

100%

63%

72%

33%

76%

87%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:35 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT12H 49M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

67% illuminated

Station Location

41.3674, -89.4980

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 07:46 UTC

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