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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 17 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2,422cfs
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
4mph WSW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
2,422cfs 5.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,598–3,516 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
4,624cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,427cfs
RUNNABLE
35%
last 30 day in band
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
68°
SUN
82°
65°
MON
80°
62°
TUE
81°
58°
WED
81°
61°
THU
76°
66°
FRI
79°
61°
TIME
SAT
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TUE
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
84°
mild
84°
77°
78°
73°
72°
71°
71°
70°
68°
67°
66°
66°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph NE
G 7 mph
6
G7
NE
9
G10
SW
5
G11
NE
9
G18
ESE
3
G9
SSE
5
G7
NE
4
G11
NNE
4
G13
NE
5
G12
NE
4
G11
NNE
3
G6
WNW
5
G8
NNW
6
G12
NNE
6
G12
N
7
G17
NNE
7
G13
NNE
8
G16
N
9
G17
NNE
9
G13
NNE
10
G13
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9
G12
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10
G12
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8
G10
NNE
7
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7
G11
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G12
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G15
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6
G14
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5
G14
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5
G21
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G13
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G11
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G10
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4
G8
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G8
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G8
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G8
NNE
5
G10
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6
G8
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G10
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8
G9
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G9
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8
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8
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8
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8
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7
G11
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7
G10
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7
G8
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5
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5
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5
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4
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4
NNE
4
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3
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4
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3
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3
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2
G3
NE
3
NNE
3
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3
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2
NNE
2
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1
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2
ESE
1
SSE
2
SSW
3
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4
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5
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5
SSW
4
G5
SSW
5
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5
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4
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4
G5
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4
G5
SW
5
G6
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7
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5
G6
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6
G12
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7
G12
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SSW
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11
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11
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SW
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11
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12
G14
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12
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11
G14
SW
9
G14
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8
G16
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8
G18
S
8
G20
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9
G22
S
7
G19
SW
4
G5
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5
G8
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5
G11
SSW
7
G18
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9
G23
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9
G25
S
10
G25
SSW
10
G24
SSW
11
G22
SSW
11
G17
SW
10
G14
SW
PRECIP
chance %
20%
20%
16%
20%
22%
14%
9%
6%
7%
5%
7%
12%
13%
15%
14%
11%
12%
14%
18%
11%
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15%
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1%
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1%
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4%
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5%
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5%
5%
5%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
26%
26%
26%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
100%
56%
11%
68%
85%
8%
2%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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98%
71%
83%
100%
60%
43%
14%
1%
1%
0%
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8%
11%
31%
34%
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10%
48%
13%
73%
78%
100%
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8%
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9%
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0%
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4%
100%
100%
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100%
89%
74%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
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100%
100%
97%
93%
91%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
989
989989989991990991991992992992993994992991990990986984982
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:25 AM
SUNSET
08:37 PM
15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated

Station Location

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