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THORN CREEK

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THORN CREEK AT GLENWOOD, IL

COOK COUNTY, IL41.5302°N, -87.6226°W Updated 51 min ago

FLOW RATE

87.5cfs

GAUGE HT

3.01ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

3mph S

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

87.5cfs 174.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 86–116 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

115cfs

PERIOD LOW

87.5cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.01ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

64°

THU

89°

72°

FRI

89°

68°

SAT

88°

67°

SUN

92°

69°

MON

90°

71°

TUE

91°

70°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

84°

86°

88°

90°

91°

90°

88°

87°

84°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

75°

78°

80°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

89°

86°

85°

84°

77°

74°

72°

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68°

71°

75°

79°

83°

86°

88°

89°

88°

87°

83°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

69°

68°

67°

70°

74°

78°

82°

85°

86°

87°

88°

86°

85°

82°

78°

75°

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72°

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72°

76°

81°

85°

88°

91°

92°

91°

90°

88°

85°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WSW

G 13 mph

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

G14

G11

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G13

G12

WSW

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

WSW

G13

WSW

G15

WSW

G19

WSW

G15

G13

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

NNE

G10

SSW

ENE

ESE

NNW

NNE

ENE

G10

G12

G11

G10

ENE

G10

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

G11

G14

G13

G14

G12

ENE

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

48%

38%

16%

10%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

68%

94%

80%

100%

52%

100%

99%

100%

59%

93%

11%

41%

100%

55%

100%

90%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

08:26 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

40% illuminated

Station Location

41.5302, -87.6226

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 08:15 UTC

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