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VERMILION RIVER
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VERMILION RIVER AT PONTIAC, IL

PONTIAC, IL40.8778°N, -88.6360°W Updated 23 hr ago
FLOW RATE
394cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
394cfs 50.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 3143 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
7,575cfs
PERIOD LOW
1cfs
RUNNABLE
4%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.6in

≈ normal

21.57 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.28 in).

YTD Total

21.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.0–25.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.31" · normal 2.24" (1.0–3.8)
Jan
Feb: 0.17" · normal 2.01" (0.7–3.1)
Feb
Mar: 4.43" · normal 2.88" (1.6–4.4)
Mar
Apr: 4.46" · normal 4.20" (2.7–6.3)
Apr
May: 1.50" · normal 4.68" (2.3–7.4)
May
Jun: 7.52" · normal 4.25" (2.2–7.7)
Jun
Jul: 2.18" (so far)· normal 3.82" (1.7–6.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.31" (1.7–5.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.94" (1.2–4.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.14" (1.4–5.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.84" (1.5–5.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.18" (1.2–3.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:33 PM
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Station Location

40.8778, -88.6360
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC
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