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Kankakee River
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KANKAKEE RIVER
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KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN

LAKE COUNTY, IN41.1828°N, -87.3403°W Updated 51 min ago
FLOW RATE
2,710cfs
GAUGE HT
8.14ft
WATER TEMP
22°F
AIR TEMP
91°F
WIND
13mph SSW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
2,710cfs 37.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,440–3,300 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3,020cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,710cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.14ft

Water Temperature

22.1°F
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
91°
74°
TUE
94°
75°
WED
92°
74°
THU
92°
76°
FRI
90°
74°
SAT
88°
74°
SUN
89°
70°
TIME
MON
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TEMP
hourly forecast
84°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
9mph S
G 16 mph
9
G16
S
8
G16
S
8
G17
S
8
G16
S
9
G17
S
9
G17
S
9
G16
S
10
G18
SSW
9
G17
SSW
8
G17
SSW
8
G16
SSW
10
G23
SSW
11
G22
SW
11
G22
SW
12
G21
SW
13
G18
SW
13
G17
SW
14
G19
SW
16
G22
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16
G23
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17
G25
SW
16
G26
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15
G27
SSW
12
G28
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10
G18
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8
G18
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7
G16
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7
G18
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7
G17
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7
G17
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G18
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7
G17
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6
G16
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6
G16
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7
G15
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6
G15
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7
G10
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7
G10
SSW
8
G11
SSW
9
G12
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10
G13
SSW
12
G15
SSW
13
G15
SW
13
G16
SW
12
G15
SW
12
G15
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12
G17
SSW
10
G18
SSW
8
G20
SSW
8
G20
SSW
8
G23
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8
G26
SSW
10
G28
SSW
9
G28
SSW
8
G28
SSW
9
G26
SSW
9
G30
SSW
8
G25
SW
8
G29
SSW
9
G27
SW
9
G20
WSW
8
G13
WSW
7
G12
WSW
7
G12
WSW
8
G12
SW
10
G13
SW
11
G15
SSW
11
G15
SSW
10
G15
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10
G15
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10
G15
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8
G16
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7
G10
SSW
8
G13
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G14
SW
6
G13
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7
G16
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7
G18
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7
G15
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7
G13
SW
7
G9
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6
G11
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6
G13
SW
7
G14
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9
G14
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G14
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G15
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11
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G14
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8
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6
G16
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8
G18
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8
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SSW
7
G15
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G16
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5
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6
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G16
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7
G15
SSW
7
G14
SSW
7
G11
SSW
8
G9
SW
8
G9
SW
8
G9
SW
8
G9
SW
PRECIP
chance %
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
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0%
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1%
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0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
7%
7%
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7%
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9%
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9%
32%
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32%
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17%
17%
26%
26%
26%
26%
26%
26%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
3%
5%
0%
0%
0%
2%
6%
1%
26%
2%
0%
100%
100%
87%
9%
64%
25%
0%
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5%
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0%
96%
7%
6%
0%
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42%
5%
6%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
14%
12%
14%
28%
100%
100%
100%
69%
53%
100%
100%
21%
16%
11%
25%
28%
64%
91%
68%
21%
100%
21%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
11%
100%
11%
18%
100%
100%
100%
100%
67%
73%
84%
89%
77%
59%
50%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
990
990990992991991992993993992993994995993995995994992992992
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:19 AM
SUNSET
08:26 PM
15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT0H 50M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
100% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.1828, -87.3403
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 19:36 UTC
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