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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 30 min ago

FLOW RATE

131cfs

GAUGE HT

8.54ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

4mph SE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

131cfs

Optimal band: 116–156 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

145cfs

PERIOD LOW

131cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.54ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

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°

87°

85°

74°

73°

72°

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°

76°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SW

G 9 mph

G11

SSW

G11

G16

NNW

WSW

SSW

G14

G10

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

G14

G10

SSE

G16

SSE

G17

SSE

G12

G11

WNW

G12

G10

G15

SSE

G18

SSW

G18

G20

G18

SSW

G27

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G18

G15

G11

SSW

G24

G28

SSW

G30

G26

G22

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

SSW

G21

G19

G16

G17

G23

G26

WSW

G24

G19

WSW

G16

G25

G24

G12

G13

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G21

SSE

G23

G22

SSW

G21

SSW

G21

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

SSW

G19

SSW

G17

G14

G12

G11

G12

G13

G12

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

SSW

G19

G20

G24

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G21

G22

G21

G19

G15

G12

PRECIP

chance %

12%

17%

11%

12%

11%

12%

13%

16%

11%

14%

17%

19%

22%

25%

48%

53%

64%

61%

50%

52%

44%

47%

30%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

92%

91%

100%

70%

80%

93%

23%

22%

27%

64%

100%

95%

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%

69%

75%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1003

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:34 AM

SUNSET

08:22 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT6H 22M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

70% illuminated

Station Location

38.0270, -88.9606

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 14:00 UTC

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