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NORTH BRANCH

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NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT DEERFIELD, IL

HIGHLAND PARK, IL42.1526°N, -87.8184°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

18cfs

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

7mph SW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

18cfs 37.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 4–6 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

311cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

70°

SAT

82°

66°

SUN

83°

65°

MON

73°

67°

TUE

76°

65°

WED

86°

70°

THU

79°

67°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

82°

81°

79°

77°

76°

71°

72°

73°

74°

75°

78°

79°

78°

82°

81°

78°

74°

73°

72°

70°

67°

66°

65°

66°

67°

68°

69°

72°

75°

78°

81°

82°

83°

82°

81°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

69°

68°

67°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

69°

72°

74°

75°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

72°

74°

77°

80°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph SW

G 18 mph

G18

G21

G17

G16

WNW

G19

WSW

G18

WNW

G14

G11

WSW

G19

G22

WSW

G13

WSW

SSW

ENE

ESE

G11

G17

G11

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

NNW

ESE

G11

SSE

G15

WNW

G16

WNW

G14

WNW

G16

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

WSW

G10

G11

WNW

G10

WSW

G15

G18

WNW

G17

WNW

G15

WNW

G14

WNW

G15

G14

G11

NNW

NNE

NNW

G14

NNW

G13

NNW

G12

NNW

G11

NNW

G10

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

18%

21%

22%

27%

54%

52%

50%

41%

28%

25%

14%

18%

16%

11%

12%

15%

14%

16%

20%

18%

26%

21%

28%

27%

28%

46%

37%

16%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

85%

mostly

85%

52%

83%

100%

85%

100%

11%

100%

73%

100%

67%

100%

94%

79%

67%

100%

93%

42%

100%

81%

100%

19%

90%

12%

50%

85%

100%

11%

18%

73%

91%

100%

24%

15%

100%

82%

100%

10%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

991

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT3H 20M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

42.1526, -87.8184

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 17:10 UTC

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