Water report · Kankakee River
Kankakee River conditions
Running very high for mid August, and rising fast since yesterday. Above 99% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:45 PM UTC, Aug 13
Kankakee River flow history
What this means
3,720 cfs puts Kankakee River in the 99th percentile for August 13, against 113 years of record.
The median for this date is 960 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 722 and 1,320.
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 1,570 cfs higher than on Aug 12.
Gage height, past 30 days
1.83 to 2.95 ft over the window.
On this water
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 centre 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.
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 gage height and discharge. 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.
Kankakee River fishing records
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.
See the Kankakee River record book