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WF OF NB CHICAGO RIVER

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WF OF NB CHICAGO RIVER AT NORTHBROOK IL

NORTHBROOK, IL42.1383°N, -87.8347°W Updated 24 min ago

FLOW RATE

4.74cfs

GAUGE HT

0.94ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

4mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4.74cfs 32.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–6 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

7.44cfs

PERIOD LOW

3.5cfs

RUNNABLE

33%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.94ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

70°

FRI

74°

67°

SAT

81°

68°

SUN

83°

68°

MON

84°

69°

TUE

91°

68°

WED

92°

73°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

82°

83°

84°

87°

85°

84°

85°

80°

74°

75°

74°

72°

70°

71°

70°

69°

70°

69°

70°

72°

73°

74°

73°

71°

69°

67°

68°

69°

68°

69°

72°

75°

77°

78°

79°

80°

81°

80°

78°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

71°

75°

78°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

81°

79°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

75°

79°

81°

83°

84°

82°

80°

78°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph W

G 13 mph

G13

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

G11

ESE

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

G12

G11

G13

G15

ENE

G18

G17

NNE

G16

NNE

G17

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G14

G13

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

G11

G12

G14

G16

G17

NNE

G15

NNE

G14

G15

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

18%

11%

10%

18%

17%

26%

21%

25%

27%

15%

10%

21%

16%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

80%

100%

24%

65%

100%

91%

95%

100%

10%

100%

88%

42%

82%

100%

95%

100%

93%

100%

24%

48%

66%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

988

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

29% illuminated

Station Location

42.1383, -87.8347

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 10:00 UTC

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