Kankakee River

River in Indiana, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,779 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

2,140

cfs · 49 min ago

Normal for today

862

cfs median, 102 yrs

Water temp

°F · 19 min ago

Gage height

7.10

Above normal for the date248% of medianUSGS gauge 05518000

Thirty-day mean discharge · 1,050–3,150 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY, IN05518000	2,140 cfs	61°F	49 min ago
KANKAKEE RIVER NR KOUTS, IN05517530	1,660 cfs	—	34 min ago
KANKAKEE RIVER AT DUNNS BRIDGE, IN05517500	1,540 cfs	60°F	34 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 862 cfs over 102 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 657 and 1,240 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Reports

From anglers on Kankakee River

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