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LICK CREEK

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LICK CREEK NEAR CHATHAM, IL

SANGAMON COUNTY, IL39.6992°N, -89.7617°W Updated 49 min ago

FLOW RATE

50.7cfs

GAUGE HT

15.45ft

AIR TEMP

88°F

WIND

7mph SSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

50.7cfs 73.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 46–62 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

57.7cfs

PERIOD LOW

50.7cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

15.45ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

95°

74°

FRI

96°

76°

SAT

90°

73°

SUN

84°

69°

MON

80°

66°

TUE

78°

63°

WED

84°

66°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

95°

mild

95°

92°

88°

85°

84°

83°

82°

80°

79°

77°

76°

78°

83°

86°

89°

92°

93°

95°

96°

90°

82°

83°

82°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

74°

73°

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77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

88°

89°

90°

88°

84°

81°

80°

78°

74°

73°

74°

73°

71°

69°

70°

72°

74°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

84°

83°

82°

80°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

66°

67°

69°

72°

74°

75°

77°

79°

80°

79°

77°

73°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

65°

67°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph SSW

G 14 mph

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G20

G19

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

NNE

WSW

G12

G11

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

G12

G13

SSW

G22

SSW

G12

WSW

G10

G15

G13

G11

G10

G11

WSW

G15

SSW

G11

G13

SSW

G14

G13

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G17

G18

SSW

G12

SSW

G14

WSW

G17

WSW

G32

G21

NNE

G12

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

WSW

WNW

G10

NNW

NNE

G11

G13

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G13

NNW

G14

G10

NNE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

12%

10%

13%

14%

37%

24%

31%

41%

12%

13%

12%

10%

11%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

37%

few

37%

23%

16%

55%

30%

56%

93%

62%

85%

100%

96%

100%

42%

100%

51%

83%

100%

17%

100%

77%

53%

25%

12%

33%

12%

11%

100%

23%

74%

11%

100%

14%

100%

78%

100%

37%

18%

11%

14%

95%

10%

16%

11%

100%

12%

11%

42%

100%

19%

34%

100%

72%

84%

45%

11%

12%

26%

49%

67%

71%

69%

70%

79%

91%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

997

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

14H 55M OF DAYLIGHT5H 26M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

93% illuminated

Station Location

39.6992, -89.7617

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 15:04 UTC

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