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NB CHICAGO RIVER

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NB CHICAGO RIVER AT N PULASKI ROAD AT CHICAGO, IL

ILLINOIS41.9747°N, -87.7283°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

381cfs

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

6mph SW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

381cfs 7.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 105–143 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

381cfs

PERIOD LOW

16cfs

RUNNABLE

16%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

67°

SUN

72°

65°

MON

78°

67°

TUE

82°

65°

WED

88°

66°

THU

80°

67°

FRI

78°

66°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

75°

74°

75°

74°

73°

70°

68°

67°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

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70°

71°

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71°

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67°

66°

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78°

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76°

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72°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

71°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

81°

80°

78°

74°

71°

70°

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68°

67°

66°

69°

73°

77°

81°

83°

86°

87°

88°

86°

85°

82°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph NNE

G 11 mph

G11

NNE

G15

ENE

NNW

NNE

G10

NNE

G12

NNW

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

G12

G11

G13

G14

G13

G12

G11

G12

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

G13

WSW

G14

G15

SSW

G14

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

G15

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G19

G22

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G18

G14

SSW

G12

G13

G14

G15

PRECIP

chance %

13%

11%

16%

32%

40%

38%

20%

11%

25%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

29%

few

29%

100%

92%

85%

100%

75%

32%

76%

40%

100%

15%

100%

68%

53%

99%

80%

100%

20%

56%

39%

100%

10%

11%

37%

27%

100%

25%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:21 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT6H 45M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

78% illuminated

Station Location

41.9747, -87.7283

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 13:44 UTC

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