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SOUTH BRANCH

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SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER NR FAIRDALE IL

DEKALB COUNTY, IL42.1106°N, -88.9007°W Updated 56 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,270cfs

GAUGE HT

5.01ft

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

4mph WNW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,270cfs 283.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,156–1,564 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,400cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,270cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.01ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

62°

WED

88°

65°

THU

78°

67°

FRI

84°

67°

SAT

83°

68°

SUN

86°

66°

MON

88°

71°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

77°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

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80°

75°

73°

71°

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74°

78°

82°

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82°

78°

76°

73°

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73°

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78°

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68°

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82°

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84°

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74°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

72°

73°

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76°

78°

81°

82°

83°

80°

79°

80°

78°

76°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NNW

G 3 mph

NNW

NNE

ENE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

G12

G10

SSE

G12

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G15

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

G12

G13

G10

SSW

G11

G15

SSW

G19

G17

WSW

G18

G21

G22

SSW

G23

G22

WSW

G15

WSW

WNW

SSE

WSW

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G12

ENE

G10

ESE

G15

G17

G20

ESE

G21

G17

ENE

G16

ENE

G11

ESE

SSE

G16

ENE

ESE

NNE

G15

NNE

G16

NNE

G17

G16

G15

G14

G13

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

23%

56%

48%

35%

19%

24%

26%

21%

17%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

25%

50%

12%

79%

77%

100%

73%

89%

100%

49%

10%

88%

100%

35%

100%

95%

100%

98%

100%

48%

100%

98%

100%

77%

95%

97%

100%

99%

92%

82%

67%

45%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:27 AM

SUNSET

08:33 PM

15H 6M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

42.1106, -88.9007

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 07:45 UTC

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