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BIG MUDDY RIVER

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BIG MUDDY RIVER BELOW REND LAKE NR BENTON, IL

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL38.0270°N, -88.9606°W Updated 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

135cfs

GAUGE HT

8.57ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

2mph SE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

135cfs

Optimal band: 116–158 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

145cfs

PERIOD LOW

131cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.57ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

58°

THU

89°

69°

FRI

88°

69°

SAT

86°

72°

SUN

95°

71°

MON

97°

74°

TUE

98°

77°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

88°

89°

88°

86°

80°

76°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

72°

76°

81°

85°

87°

88°

89°

87°

89°

88°

80°

79°

73°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

70°

71°

74°

77°

79°

78°

79°

87°

88°

87°

82°

79°

78°

77°

73°

72°

73°

72°

73°

76°

79°

83°

85°

86°

83°

84°

82°

79°

77°

80°

81°

78°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

74°

78°

82°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

95°

94°

91°

87°

82°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SSW

G 7 mph

SSW

G10

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

G15

SSW

G12

G13

G14

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G20

G16

G13

WSW

G13

G16

WSW

G13

G12

NNW

G15

NNW

G23

G12

ESE

G13

G16

G11

G19

G10

G15

SSE

G27

SSE

G23

SSE

G21

G16

WNW

G16

G15

G12

SSE

G12

G14

SSW

G13

G14

G16

G19

SSW

G26

G27

SSW

G25

SSW

G20

SSW

G21

G24

G26

SSW

G27

G22

SSW

G21

G19

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G20

G15

G19

G20

G18

G25

WSW

G22

G26

WSW

G16

G23

G25

G27

G19

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G20

G24

SSW

G20

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

G17

G15

G13

G12

G11

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

G17

G16

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

G13

PRECIP

chance %

13%

28%

19%

15%

10%

12%

13%

16%

11%

15%

16%

15%

21%

26%

47%

48%

53%

64%

61%

50%

52%

44%

47%

30%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

30%

90%

78%

100%

21%

43%

24%

100%

96%

18%

28%

47%

71%

100%

74%

100%

89%

100%

24%

86%

84%

100%

89%

85%

100%

78%

76%

100%

89%

80%

100%

55%

98%

16%

32%

24%

55%

100%

99%

83%

71%

68%

67%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:34 AM

SUNSET

08:22 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT7H 47M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

69% illuminated

Station Location

38.0270, -88.9606

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 12:35 UTC

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