What is the current flow on Plum Creek?
Plum Creek is currently flowing at 33.4 cfs at USGS gauge 05536162 as of Aug 18, 7:45 AM UTC.
Plum Creek at Crete Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
8.58 ft
Flow 33.4 cfs · as of Aug 18, 7:45 AM UTC
Flow is 33.4 cfs.
Flow
33.4 cfs
Gauge Height
8.58 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05536162 is a public stream gauge on Plum Creek in Illinois. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Plum Creek is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL · 6.0 mi
- LANSING DITCH NEAR LANSING, IL · 6.8 mi
- THORN CREEK AT GLENWOOD, IL · 7.0 mi
- BUTTERFIELD CREEK AT FLOSSMOOR, IL · 8.2 mi
- THORN CREEK AT THORNTON, IL · 9.3 mi
- LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT SOUTH HOLLAND, IL · 11.9 mi
- CALUMET UNION DRAINAGE CANAL NEAR MARKHAM, IL · 12.2 mi
- MIDLOTHIAN CREEK AT OAK FOREST, IL · 14.8 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Plum Creek above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Plum Creek against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Plum Creek?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Plum Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Plum Creek?
Nearby gauges worth checking include DEER CREEK NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL (6.0 miles away), LANSING DITCH NEAR LANSING, IL (6.8 miles away), THORN CREEK AT GLENWOOD, IL (7.0 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Plum Creek?
NOAA forecast data for Plum Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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