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WEST BRANCH

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WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WEST CHICAGO, IL

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL41.9110°N, -88.1791°W Updated 44 min ago

FLOW RATE

95cfs

GAUGE HT

4.71ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

5mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

95cfs 228.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 90–122 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

124cfs

PERIOD LOW

93.7cfs

RUNNABLE

97%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.71ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

70°

FRI

82°

68°

SAT

83°

66°

SUN

86°

67°

MON

87°

67°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

86°

71°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

72°

76°

79°

81°

82°

75°

78°

82°

83°

81°

80°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

72°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

80°

76°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

69°

72°

75°

78°

80°

82°

83°

82°

80°

78°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

70°

74°

77°

79°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

82°

79°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

70°

73°

76°

79°

82°

85°

86°

87°

86°

84°

80°

77°

74°

71°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SW

G 5 mph

G13

WNW

G10

G13

G11

G19

G16

WSW

G18

WSW

G14

NNW

WSW

SSW

G11

NNE

G12

G11

NNE

G10

G14

G11

G14

G10

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G11

G14

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

NNE

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G11

G10

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

19%

20%

15%

22%

33%

40%

16%

22%

27%

24%

17%

22%

19%

11%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

94%

72%

100%

99%

100%

29%

100%

69%

100%

77%

93%

97%

47%

96%

11%

12%

30%

54%

95%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 3M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

31% illuminated

Station Location

41.9110, -88.1791

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 04:55 UTC

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