Water report · Kankakee River
Running normal for mid September. Above 62% of past September 12s on record.
Updated 3:45 AM UTC, Sep 12
953 cfs puts Kankakee River in the 62nd percentile for September 12, against 112 years of record.
The median for this date is 802 cfs, and half of all September 12s on record fell between 625 and 1,120.
Over the last 7 days, Kankakee River ran between 1,330 and 2,590 cfs, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 1,060 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Kankakee River ran between 1,330 and 3,160 cfs, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Jul 14.
That is 570 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Kankakee River ran between 1,330 and 6,940 cfs, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Jun 12.
That is 190 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Kankakee River ran between 749 and 6,940 cfs, lowest on Sep 13 and highest on Jun 12.
That is 1,810 cfs higher than on Sep 11.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 05520500, KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL, 11.9 miles from the center of Kankakee River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 05520500, KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL, 11.9 miles from the center 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.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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