Illinois fishing waters
29 gauged waters across Illinois — 29 rivers and 0 lakes and reservoirs, with flow read straight from their USGS gauges.
- Gauged waters
- 29
- Reporting now
- 28/29
- With water temp
- 20
- With a full guide
- 0
live gauges
of 29
none written yet
Live conditions
Flowing right now in Illinois
All 29 waters · live readings for the top 29
| Water | Type | Drainage | Flow / level | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois River6 gauges | river | 26,743 sq mi | 27,800 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| Rock River5 gauges | river | 9,549 sq mi | 8,790 cfs | 34°F | 31 min ago |
| Kaskaskia River8 gauges | river | 5,189 sq mi | 238 cfs | 73°F | 1h ago |
| Sangamon River6 gauges | river | 5,093 sq mi | 443 cfs | 74°F | 31 min ago |
| Mississippi River3 gauges | river | 713,200 sq mi | 270,000 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| Ohio River2 gauges | river | 203,000 sq mi | 92,600 cfs | 74°F | 16 min ago |
| Kankakee River2 gauges | river | 5,150 sq mi | 2,670 cfs | 63°F | 31 min ago |
| Fox River7 gauges | river | 2,642 sq mi | 2,990 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| Embarras River3 gauges | river | 2,333 sq mi | 79.7 cfs | 61°F | 31 min ago |
| Big Muddy River3 gauges | river | 2,159 sq mi | 220 cfs | 69°F | 46 min ago |
| Salt Creek7 gauges | river | 1,804 sq mi | 218 cfs | 83°F | 31 min ago |
| Spoon River3 gauges | river | 1,636 sq mi | 1,260 cfs | 53°F | 31 min ago |
| Des Plaines River8 gauges | river | 1,502 sq mi | 3,760 cfs | 67°F | 2h ago |
| Vermilion River3 gauges | river | 1,290 sq mi | 126 cfs | 64°F | 31 min ago |
| Wabash River1 gauge | river | 28,635 sq mi | 12,700 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| Little Wabash River3 gauges | river | 3,102 sq mi | 32.2 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| Kishwaukee River3 gauges | river | 1,099 sq mi | 846 cfs | — | 46 min ago |
| Mackinaw River2 gauges | river | 1,073 sq mi | 123 cfs | 75°F | 31 min ago |
| Green River1 gauge | river | 1,003 sq mi | 1,040 cfs | 58°F | 46 min ago |
| Sugar Creek6 gauges | river | 446 sq mi | 22.9 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Pecatonica River2 gauges | river | 2,556 sq mi | 1,990 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| Iroquois River2 gauges | river | 2,091 sq mi | 319 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| La Moine River2 gauges | river | 1,293 sq mi | 227 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| South Fork Sangamon River1 gauge | river | 867 sq mi | 6.6 cfs | 81°F | 31 min ago |
| Kickapoo Creek2 gauges | river | 227 sq mi | 17.3 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| North Branch Chicago River4 gauges | river | 179 sq mi | 425 cfs | — | 5855d ago |
| Lick Creek2 gauges | river | 129 sq mi | 16.1 cfs | 64°F | 2889d ago |
| West Branch Du Page River3 gauges | river | 123 sq mi | 104 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| North Fork Salt Creek1 gauge | river | 107 sq mi | not reporting | 61°F | 46 min ago |
What is on this page
Every figure here comes from a USGS gauge on that water: discharge in cubic feet per second, and water temperature where the gauge measures it. A dash means it is not measured there, not that it is unknown.
None of these waters has a full written guide yet — they are live data only for now.