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Pecatonica River
USGS · 05437050
PECATONICA RIVER
USGS · 05437050LIVE

PECATONICA RIVER NR SHIRLAND, ILL

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IL42.4381°N, -89.1750°W Updated 54 min ago
FLOW RATE
2,420cfs
GAUGE HT
6.79ft
AIR TEMP
77°F
WIND
5mph E
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
2,420cfs 21.4% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,049–2,772 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,430cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,350cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.79ft
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
68°
SUN
82°
65°
MON
80°
62°
TUE
81°
58°
WED
81°
61°
THU
76°
66°
FRI
79°
61°
TIME
SAT
4
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TUE
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THU
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
83°
mild
83°
83°
82°
81°
74°
72°
71°
71°
70°
68°
68°
67°
66°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph N
G 8 mph
6
G8
N
9
G11
NNE
9
G12
NNE
8
G12
NNE
9
G14
ESE
4
G10
E
3
G10
E
4
G12
NE
4
G14
E
3
G8
ENE
5
G11
NE
4
G5
NW
5
G7
NNW
6
G12
NNE
6
G12
N
7
G17
NNE
7
G13
NNE
8
G16
N
9
G17
NNE
9
G13
NNE
10
G13
NE
9
G12
NNE
10
G12
NE
8
G10
NNE
7
G9
NNE
7
G11
NNE
8
G13
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7
G12
NE
6
G15
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6
G14
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5
G14
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5
G21
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5
G13
NNE
5
G11
NNE
4
G10
NE
4
G8
NNE
5
G8
NNE
5
G8
NNE
6
G8
NNE
5
G10
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6
G8
NE
7
G9
NE
7
G9
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8
G10
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8
G9
E
8
G9
E
8
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8
E
8
ENE
8
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8
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7
G11
ENE
7
G10
ENE
7
G8
ENE
5
E
5
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5
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4
E
4
NNE
4
NE
3
ENE
4
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
2
G3
NE
3
NNE
3
NE
3
E
2
NNE
2
NE
1
NE
2
ESE
1
SSE
2
SSW
3
S
4
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
4
G5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
4
S
4
G5
SSW
4
G5
SW
5
G6
SW
7
G8
S
5
G6
SSW
6
G12
S
7
G12
SW
8
G13
SSW
10
G14
SW
11
G14
SW
11
G13
SW
11
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SW
11
G13
SW
12
G14
SW
12
G14
SW
11
G14
SW
9
G14
SW
8
G16
SSW
8
G18
S
8
G20
S
9
G22
S
7
G19
SW
4
G5
SW
5
G8
SW
5
G11
SSW
7
G18
S
9
G23
S
9
G25
S
10
G25
SSW
10
G24
SSW
11
G22
SSW
11
G17
SW
PRECIP
chance %
24%
24%
21%
13%
15%
20%
15%
9%
6%
8%
6%
11%
13%
13%
16%
14%
11%
12%
14%
18%
11%
7%
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13%
12%
15%
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4%
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2%
1%
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1%
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2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
26%
26%
CLOUDS
cover %
66%
mostly
66%
50%
16%
10%
28%
64%
55%
3%
8%
2%
100%
54%
100%
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100%
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100%
98%
71%
83%
100%
60%
43%
14%
1%
1%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
11%
31%
34%
0%
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0%
10%
48%
13%
73%
78%
100%
100%
96%
8%
0%
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0%
0%
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0%
6%
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7%
5%
7%
100%
100%
9%
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5%
6%
0%
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0%
4%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
89%
74%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
93%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
989
989989989990990990991992992992993994992991991990986983982
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:25 AM
SUNSET
08:37 PM
15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated

Station Location

42.4381, -89.1750
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 15:00 UTC
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