FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL
USGS 05551000 · Illinois · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 05551000 · Illinois · reports discharge (live), gauge height
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 7:45 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 9:15 PM CDT to Nov 5, 7:45 PM CST; ranging 675 to 1,160 ft³/s; latest 1,160 ft³/s; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 7:45 PM CST | 1,160 | 12.7 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 PM CST | 1,120 | 12.7 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 PM CST | 1,090 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 PM CST | 1,070 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 PM CST | 1,060 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 PM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM CST | 956 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM CST | 956 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM CST | 972 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 665–1,910 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM CST | 988 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM CST | 1,000 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM CST | 1,000 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM CST | 1,040 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM CST | 1,040 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM CST | 1,040 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM CST | 1,040 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM CST | 1,040 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM CST | 1,060 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM CST | 1,040 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM CST | 1,020 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM CST | 1,010 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM CST | 989 | 12.6 | 639–1,630 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM CST | 989 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM CST | 973 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM CST | 957 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM CST | 941 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM CST | 957 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM CST | 941 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM CST | 957 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM CST | 958 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM CST | 942 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM CST | 942 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM CST | 958 | 12.6 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM CST | 926 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM CST | 926 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM CST | 910 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM CST | 911 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM CST | 895 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM CST | 911 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM CST | 895 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM CST | 895 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM CST | 895 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM CST | 880 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM CST | 880 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM CST | 865 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM CST | 850 | 12.5 | 648–1,590 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM CST | 850 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM CST | 850 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM CST | 835 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM CST | 821 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM CST | 806 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM CST | 806 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM CST | 792 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM CST | 806 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM CST | 806 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM CST | 806 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM CST | 792 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM CST | 807 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM CST | 792 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM CST | 792 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM CST | 792 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM CST | 792 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM CST | 793 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM CST | 807 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM CST | 793 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM CST | 807 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM CST | 807 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM CST | 808 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM CST | 822 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM CST | 822 | 12.5 | 683–1,640 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM CST | 823 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM CST | 823 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM CST | 823 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM CST | 823 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM CST | 838 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM CST | 823 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM CST | 823 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM CST | 838 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM CST | 809 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM CST | 823 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM CST | 838 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM CST | 809 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM CST | 809 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM CST | 824 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM CST | 810 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM CST | 825 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM CDT | 825 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM CDT | 825 | 12.5 | 673–1,430 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM CDT | 825 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM CDT | 825 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM CDT | 825 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM CDT | 825 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM CDT | 811 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM CDT | 840 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM CDT | 840 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM CDT | 826 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM CDT | 826 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT | 826 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM CDT | 811 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM CDT | 811 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM CDT | 811 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM CDT | 797 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM CDT | 797 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM CDT | 797 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM CDT | 783 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM CDT | 783 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM CDT | 783 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM CDT | 783 | 12.5 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM CDT | 769 | 12.4 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM CDT | 769 | 12.4 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM CDT | 769 | 12.4 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM CDT | 755 | 12.4 | 565–1,560 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM CDT | 755 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM CDT | 741 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDT | 741 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM CDT | 727 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM CDT | 714 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM CDT | 714 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM CDT | 700 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM CDT | 714 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM CDT | 701 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM CDT | 687 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM CDT | 687 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM CDT | 687 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM CDT | 688 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM CDT | 701 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM CDT | 688 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM CDT | 688 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM CDT | 675 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM CDT | 688 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM CDT | 675 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDT | 688 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM CDT | 688 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM CDT | 675 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM CDT | 702 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM CDT | 688 | 12.4 | 548–1,640 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM CDT | 689 | 12.4 | 547–1,590 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM CDT | 689 | 12.4 | 547–1,590 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM CDT | 675 | 12.4 | 547–1,590 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM CDT | 675 | 12.4 | 547–1,590 |
Map of USGS gauge 05551000 and the river around it
Where FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL sits, with 8 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
Normal for Nov 5: 665–1,910 ft³/s (middle half of 27 years of record). Now: 1,160 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 1,160 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 27 years of record: 10th 540, 25th 665, median 1,080, 75th 1,910, 90th 2,446 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 416 ft³/s, highest 4,000 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 17.4%, from 988 to 1,160 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Illinois DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Illinois rule: 68°F.
Species the agency lists for Fox River: Smallmouth Bass.
Source: Site-specific smallmouth bass regulations on rivers and creeks (Illinois Department of Natural Resources).
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 17.4%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 12.7 ft stage, 1,090 ft³/s at Nov 5, 6:45 PM CST (NWS gauge SELI2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Checked Nov 5, 8:00 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.