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NB CHICAGO RIVER

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NB CHICAGO RIVER AT N PULASKI ROAD AT CHICAGO, IL

CHICAGO, IL41.9747°N, -87.7283°W Updated 31 min ago

FLOW RATE

511cfs

GAUGE HT

13.62ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

4mph SW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

511cfs 105.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 226–306 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

513cfs

PERIOD LOW

71.6cfs

RUNNABLE

58%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.62ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

67°

SUN

72°

65°

MON

78°

65°

TUE

88°

64°

WED

87°

68°

THU

73°

64°

FRI

80°

63°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

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76°

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71°

68°

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80°

83°

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86°

87°

86°

85°

83°

80°

77°

74°

73°

72°

70°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph WNW

G 10 mph

G10

WNW

WSW

ENE

G10

ENE

G13

NNW

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G15

G12

WNW

G11

G14

G11

NNW

G14

NNW

G11

NNW

G16

G15

G14

G15

G17

G18

G19

G21

G14

NNE

G15

G14

NNE

G13

ESE

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

G13

NNE

G14

NNE

G14

NNE

G14

G13

G12

G11

G12

G11

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

NNW

WNW

WSW

SSW

NNW

ESE

ENE

SSE

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

G13

G14

G15

G14

G13

G14

G15

G16

WSW

G16

G17

WSW

G17

G19

G22

G26

WSW

G27

WSW

G24

WSW

G18

G14

WNW

G12

PRECIP

chance %

10%

13%

15%

26%

28%

15%

13%

10%

11%

12%

13%

15%

11%

14%

15%

11%

25%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

19%

87%

97%

45%

28%

95%

100%

95%

76%

40%

100%

15%

100%

68%

53%

99%

80%

100%

20%

57%

42%

100%

11%

41%

11%

100%

31%

28%

33%

26%

10%

100%

10%

100%

90%

98%

99%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:21 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT10H 58M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

80% illuminated

Station Location

41.9747, -87.7283

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 09:31 UTC

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