Kankakee River near Wilmington, IL
USGS 05527500 · Stream
Water temperature · Streamflow · Gauge height
41.3463, -88.1867
RIVER OVERVIEW · FIND THE RIGHT GAUGE
Compare 4 listed monitoring locations for Kankakee River in Illinois, Indiana. Choose the station nearest your area of interest, then check its readings and recent changes.
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LOCATION DIRECTORY
Listed by state and station name, not upstream-to-downstream order. County, coordinates and measurement types come from our USGS station catalog; availability can change.
USGS 05527500 · Stream
Water temperature · Streamflow · Gauge height
41.3463, -88.1867
USGS 05515500 · Stream
Water temperature · Streamflow · Gauge height · Conductivity · Dissolved oxygen · pH · Chlorophyll · Phycocyanin · Turbidity
41.3896, -86.7062
USGS 05517500 · Stream
Water temperature · Streamflow · Gauge height · Conductivity · Dissolved oxygen · pH · Turbidity
41.2200, -86.9683
USGS 05518000 · Stream
Water temperature · Streamflow · Gauge height · Conductivity · Dissolved oxygen · pH · Turbidity
41.1828, -87.3403
PUT THE READINGS IN CONTEXT
Gauge height uses a station-specific reference and is not the river’s depth everywhere. Local rainfall, tributaries, tides and dam operations can affect readings differently. Open the individual gauge for its charts and available historical context.
These observations are not a flood warning or a recreation safety rating. Check official warnings, closures and local guidance before acting.
CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
Readings have their own timestamps. Compare each gauge with its own history—not the raw height at a different station. Missing data is not a zero or an all-clear.
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