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BIG MUDDY RIVER

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BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, IL

MURPHYSBORO, IL37.7583°N, -89.3278°W Updated 36 min ago

FLOW RATE

-51.6cfs

GAUGE HT

12.18ft

WATER TEMP

26°F

AIR TEMP

60°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

-51.6cfs 90.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 142–192 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

323cfs

PERIOD LOW

2.93cfs

RUNNABLE

26%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

12.18ft

Water Temperature

26.3°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

59°

THU

91°

72°

FRI

88°

67°

SAT

78°

71°

SUN

92°

72°

MON

94°

73°

TUE

97°

77°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

82°

84°

85°

86°

87°

88°

86°

83°

72°

76°

74°

73°

72°

73°

75°

78°

82°

85°

87°

89°

91°

78°

76°

75°

73°

72°

73°

72°

70°

67°

68°

71°

73°

74°

79°

83°

85°

84°

87°

88°

79°

77°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

73°

75°

74°

76°

73°

74°

73°

76°

77°

78°

77°

76°

75°

73°

72°

75°

79°

82°

84°

87°

89°

90°

91°

92°

90°

88°

85°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SSW

G 5 mph

SSW

G11

G10

SSW

G13

G19

NNW

ENE

ESE

SSE

G13

G15

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G18

G14

G19

G15

G11

WSW

G14

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

G11

WSW

G12

G18

SSE

G20

ESE

G23

SSE

G10

G12

G20

ENE

SSE

G19

SSE

G26

G23

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

G15

SSW

G20

SSW

G15

G14

WSW

G13

G14

G15

G17

G20

SSW

G26

SSW

G29

G28

SSW

G24

SSW

G21

G23

SSW

G27

SSW

G26

G21

SSW

G18

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G24

G23

G15

G18

SSE

G26

SSW

G23

G16

SSW

G24

SSW

G21

G16

G17

SSW

G17

G23

SSE

G25

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G28

SSW

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G21

SSW

G22

SSW

G25

SSW

G22

G18

G17

G15

G14

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G16

G21

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G23

SSW

G20

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

PRECIP

chance %

10%

21%

10%

11%

12%

10%

13%

16%

15%

14%

18%

17%

13%

19%

17%

38%

43%

49%

56%

50%

49%

53%

43%

42%

30%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

28%

53%

78%

75%

100%

11%

16%

88%

100%

80%

99%

88%

26%

100%

66%

74%

100%

98%

100%

53%

13%

18%

100%

46%

27%

100%

80%

100%

12%

18%

78%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1007

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:36 AM

SUNSET

08:23 PM

14H 47M OF DAYLIGHT10H 17M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

68% illuminated

Station Location

37.7583, -89.3278

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 10:06 UTC

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