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NORTH BRANCH

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NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT NILES, IL

NILES, IL42.0122°N, -87.7958°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

229cfs

GAUGE HT

2.56ft

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

7mph W

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

229cfs 11.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 41–55 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

389cfs

PERIOD LOW

43.9cfs

RUNNABLE

64%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.56ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

71°

SAT

83°

70°

SUN

88°

66°

MON

75°

68°

TUE

83°

65°

WED

91°

70°

THU

81°

67°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

87°

86°

76°

74°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

75°

77°

79°

80°

81°

82°

83°

81°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

68°

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66°

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69°

70°

73°

77°

80°

84°

85°

87°

88°

87°

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84°

82°

80°

78°

76°

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74°

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72°

70°

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68°

70°

71°

73°

74°

75°

73°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

71°

74°

77°

80°

82°

83°

82°

81°

79°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

73°

76°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SW

G 15 mph

G15

G17

SSW

G14

G19

NNE

G12

G22

SSW

G13

WNW

ESE

G12

G13

WSW

G21

G23

WSW

G12

WSW

WNW

G13

ENE

G11

G10

NNE

NNW

G11

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G13

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G13

WNW

G13

G12

WSW

G14

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

WNW

G13

G12

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

NNE

NNW

G12

NNW

G15

NNW

G12

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

20%

15%

17%

21%

20%

40%

50%

47%

40%

18%

20%

19%

20%

22%

16%

20%

19%

12%

14%

12%

10%

16%

17%

14%

23%

34%

38%

24%

46%

36%

17%

18%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

95%

100%

99%

100%

93%

91%

41%

100%

85%

100%

93%

100%

82%

85%

57%

100%

80%

100%

13%

100%

14%

100%

70%

100%

93%

100%

11%

36%

68%

84%

90%

100%

94%

100%

23%

11%

80%

100%

37%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT4H 32M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

86% illuminated

Station Location

42.0122, -87.7958

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 15:58 UTC

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