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Mississippi River
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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Mississippi River at Grafton, IL

GRAFTON, IL38.9680°N, -90.4290°W Updated 33 min ago
FLOW RATE
62,900cfs
GAUGE HT
15.33ft
AIR TEMP
97°F
WIND
9mph SSW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
62,900cfs 60.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 66,470–89,930 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
91,900cfs
PERIOD LOW
59,700cfs
RUNNABLE
76%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

15.33ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
98°
76°
FRI
100°
78°
SAT
94°
75°
SUN
86°
70°
MON
81°
64°
TUE
83°
65°
WED
87°
65°
TIME
THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
96°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph SSW
G 13 mph
8
G13
SSW
7
G15
S
6
G13
SSE
6
G14
SSE
5
G15
SSE
3
G11
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0
G9
W
1
G9
WNW
2
G6
NW
2
G4
NNW
2
G3
NNW
1
G3
ENE
1
G3
SE
5
G12
SW
6
G14
SW
6
G10
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6
G9
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6
G8
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7
G11
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G13
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7
G12
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12
G17
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13
G16
NW
6
G7
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4
G9
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1
G3
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3
G4
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4
G6
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3
G6
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3
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2
G8
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2
G5
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3
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2
G4
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3
G5
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G9
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7
G11
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8
G12
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9
G13
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G12
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G12
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9
G12
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9
G11
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9
G12
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8
G11
SW
7
G10
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6
G7
WSW
3
WSW
1
G5
SSE
4
G9
SE
3
G10
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6
G8
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6
WSW
6
G8
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6
WSW
11
WNW
11
G22
N
2
G18
NNE
5
G13
ESE
6
G8
WNW
9
WNW
11
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2
G5
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4
ENE
6
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4
G6
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G7
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G11
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7
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NNE
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NNE
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NNE
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G8
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G14
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7
G15
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G16
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6
G15
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4
G8
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1
G6
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G6
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G8
NNW
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3
G9
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PRECIP
chance %
4%
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3%
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8%
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7%
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7%
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16%
16%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
13%
51%
0%
100%
100%
94%
12%
0%
0%
0%
2%
4%
42%
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100%
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95%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
96%
59%
80%
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83%
8%
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100%
78%
49%
30%
11%
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12%
99%
100%
71%
0%
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100%
100%
55%
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100%
100%
6%
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95%
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100%
5%
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7%
7%
100%
92%
77%
76%
66%
61%
68%
81%
91%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1000
100010021003100210001000100099999799899999999899910001000999100010011002
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:40 AM
SUNSET
08:31 PM
14H 51M OF DAYLIGHT1H 28M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated

Station Location

38.9680, -90.4290
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 19:03 UTC
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