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NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT NILES, IL

NILES, IL42.0122°N, -87.7958°W Updated 39 min ago
FLOW RATE
222cfs
GAUGE HT
2.51ft
AIR TEMP
84°F
WIND
7mph SW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
222cfs 9.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 41–55 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
389cfs
PERIOD LOW
43.9cfs
RUNNABLE
62%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.51ft
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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
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
76°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph WSW
G 21 mph
11
G21
WSW
8
G20
SW
9
G18
WSW
8
G18
WSW
8
G17
SW
7
G19
SW
5
G11
NW
9
G20
W
7
G14
WNW
6
G7
S
3
G5
W
3
G11
SE
7
G21
SW
11
G21
SW
9
G23
WSW
1
G2
S
7
G12
W
5
G7
W
3
G5
WSW
6
G7
WNW
4
G7
W
3
G8
WNW
2
G8
NW
2
G6
N
6
G7
E
10
G13
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6
G11
NE
6
G10
NE
3
G8
NE
3
G5
NE
5
G7
NNE
6
G9
NNE
5
G9
NNE
4
G7
N
3
G5
N
5
G9
NNW
2
G7
NW
5
G11
S
5
G13
WNW
7
G14
WNW
7
G13
WNW
8
G15
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8
G13
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8
G11
WNW
7
G11
WNW
8
G11
WNW
7
G11
WNW
8
G11
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9
G12
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10
G11
WNW
8
G11
WNW
6
G10
WNW
5
G11
WNW
4
G11
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4
G13
WNW
5
G13
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5
G12
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5
G12
WSW
5
G14
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6
G15
WNW
5
G15
WNW
6
G16
WNW
8
G15
WNW
9
G16
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9
G13
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8
G12
NW
7
G10
NNW
7
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NNW
8
G10
NNW
8
G9
NNW
7
G9
NNW
7
G9
N
6
G9
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5
G8
NNE
4
G7
NNE
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NNE
2
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N
2
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N
1
G2
NE
4
G8
NNW
4
G12
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G15
NNW
4
G12
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3
G9
NNW
4
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NNE
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NNE
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7
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7
G8
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5
G6
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3
G5
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3
ESE
3
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3
SSE
2
SSW
2
G3
SW
3
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3
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3
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3
G5
WSW
4
G8
SW
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SSW
5
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PRECIP
chance %
16%
16%
19%
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24%
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53%
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50%
35%
32%
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18%
16%
11%
13%
12%
6%
8%
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14%
12%
10%
16%
17%
14%
27%
28%
27%
24%
24%
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36%
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17%
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18%
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11%
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2%
2%
CLOUDS
cover %
94%
overcast
94%
88%
99%
86%
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14%
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70%
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93%
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11%
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0%
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11%
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37%
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6%
0%
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3%
6%
8%
6%
3%
0%
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0%
10%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
992
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:20 AM
SUNSET
08:30 PM
15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT3H 21M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated

Station Location

42.0122, -87.7958
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 17:09 UTC
Site #05536000·USGS

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