river · Illinois
Kankakee River
A clean, gravel-bottomed smallmouth river an hour from Chicago's south side.
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Water report5,420CFSVery high
Running very high for mid August. Above 99% of past August 18s on record.
Kankakee River flows right now
5,420 cfs measured at Momence, 11.9 miles from the centre of this water, read at 6:45 AM on Aug 18. That is in the 99th percentile for August 18 across 113 years of record. The median for this date is 916 cfs, and the driest tenth of years on record ran under 550 cfs. Last read 50 min ago.
Kankakee River fishing records
No verified catches yet. The record book is wide open.
Recent catches
Quiet water
No catches logged here lately. First one on the board sets the pace.
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About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 05520500, KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL, 11.9 miles from the centre of Kankakee River. It reports discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
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