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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 19 min ago

FLOW RATE

16.6cfs

GAUGE HT

12.21ft

WATER TEMP

26°F

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

3mph ESE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

16.6cfs 91.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 131–177 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

323cfs

PERIOD LOW

2.93cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

12.21ft

Water Temperature

26.2°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

60°

THU

91°

72°

FRI

89°

70°

SAT

87°

71°

SUN

95°

73°

MON

97°

74°

TUE

99°

77°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

87°

86°

84°

74°

72°

73°

72°

73°

75°

78°

82°

85°

87°

89°

91°

78°

76°

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73°

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76°

79°

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87°

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81°

79°

80°

75°

74°

72°

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76°

79°

82°

84°

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80°

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83°

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76°

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80°

83°

86°

89°

92°

94°

95°

94°

93°

90°

87°

84°

83°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSE

G 7 mph

SSE

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G15

G11

ESE

WNW

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

ESE

G12

G20

ENE

G19

G26

SSE

G23

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G15

SSW

G20

SSE

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G13

G15

G17

G20

SSW

G26

SSW

G29

SSW

G28

SSW

G24

SSW

G21

G23

G27

G26

G21

G18

SSW

G22

G23

G24

G23

G15

SSW

G18

G26

G23

SSW

G24

G21

SSW

G16

G17

SSW

G17

G23

SSW

G25

G27

SSE

G27

SSE

G27

G32

G28

SSW

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G21

SSW

G22

SSW

G25

G22

G18

G17

G15

G14

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G16

SSW

G21

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G23

SSW

G20

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

G19

G18

G17

G16

PRECIP

chance %

13%

31%

22%

10%

11%

14%

13%

14%

10%

13%

16%

14%

23%

32%

38%

43%

49%

56%

50%

49%

53%

43%

42%

30%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

96%

overcast

96%

100%

20%

100%

11%

16%

88%

100%

80%

99%

88%

26%

100%

51%

100%

20%

76%

100%

59%

100%

90%

100%

63%

11%

100%

81%

69%

100%

10%

57%

100%

82%

20%

10%

100%

86%

54%

29%

18%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1005

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:36 AM

SUNSET

08:23 PM

14H 47M OF DAYLIGHT7H 34M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

70% illuminated

Station Location

37.7583, -89.3278

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 12:49 UTC

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