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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 20 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2,779cfs
AIR TEMP
91°F
WIND
14mph SSW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
2,779cfs 4.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,236–1,672 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
4,869cfs
PERIOD LOW
590cfs
RUNNABLE
23%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
91°
74°
TUE
94°
75°
WED
92°
75°
THU
92°
76°
FRI
90°
74°
SAT
88°
74°
SUN
89°
70°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
81°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph S
G 15 mph
7
G15
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G16
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8
G17
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10
G17
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9
G17
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9
G17
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G17
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8
G16
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G16
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G16
SW
11
G23
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11
G23
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11
G22
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12
G19
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13
G18
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13
G17
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13
G17
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G19
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16
G24
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16
G23
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G25
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15
G27
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12
G27
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10
G18
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8
G17
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G17
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8
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G17
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G18
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8
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G17
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6
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6
G16
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G14
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8
G18
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8
G20
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9
G17
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9
G15
WSW
10
G13
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11
G14
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13
G15
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13
G16
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12
G16
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12
G17
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12
G19
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10
G20
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8
G18
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8
G20
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G19
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8
G22
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10
G25
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9
G27
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8
G26
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G27
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9
G28
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8
G28
SW
8
G28
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9
G24
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9
G19
WSW
8
G13
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7
G11
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7
G10
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8
G11
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10
G11
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11
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SSW
11
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G13
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G13
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G16
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G16
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8
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7
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G15
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G13
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G13
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G14
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11
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8
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6
G10
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8
G14
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8
G17
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8
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G16
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5
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5
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G11
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7
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G14
SSW
7
G12
SSW
8
G11
SW
8
G11
SW
8
G12
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8
G13
SW
8
G13
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PRECIP
chance %
1%
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1%
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26%
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26%
14%
14%
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14%
14%
14%
21%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
96%
100%
21%
100%
0%
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1%
1%
3%
5%
1%
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18%
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6%
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14%
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14%
28%
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100%
100%
69%
53%
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100%
21%
16%
11%
25%
28%
64%
91%
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21%
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100%
11%
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11%
18%
100%
100%
100%
100%
67%
73%
84%
89%
77%
59%
50%
62%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
990
990991993992991992994993992993995995994995995994992992992
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 0M 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 20:47 UTC
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