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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 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

4.39cfs

GAUGE HT

0.93ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

7mph WSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4.39cfs 32.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–6 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

7.44cfs

PERIOD LOW

3.5cfs

RUNNABLE

31%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.93ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

71°

FRI

74°

67°

SAT

79°

68°

SUN

79°

68°

MON

83°

66°

TUE

91°

70°

WED

83°

69°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

83°

87°

88°

87°

86°

82°

75°

74°

73°

72°

70°

71°

70°

69°

70°

69°

70°

72°

73°

74°

73°

71°

69°

67°

68°

69°

70°

69°

70°

71°

72°

73°

76°

77°

78°

79°

78°

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

72°

74°

76°

78°

79°

76°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

69°

73°

76°

78°

81°

82°

83°

82°

81°

79°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SW

G 13 mph

G13

G11

SSW

G13

G12

WSW

G14

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

ENE

NNW

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

G12

G11

NNE

G13

SSW

G15

G18

NNE

G17

NNE

G16

NNE

G17

G15

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

G14

G16

G17

G15

ENE

G14

G15

G11

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

12%

21%

20%

25%

19%

17%

23%

16%

18%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

81%

100%

91%

95%

100%

10%

100%

88%

42%

82%

100%

95%

100%

93%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

28% illuminated

Station Location

42.1383, -87.8347

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 12:00 UTC

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