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Kress Creek at West Chicago Water Level & Fishing Conditions

KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL · USGS 05540060 · Illinois · 41.8564, -88.2042

Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
4.39 ft
Flow 19.6 cfs · as of Aug 19, 12:20 PM UTC

Flow is 19.6 cfs.

Flow
19.6 cfs
Gauge Height
4.39 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

About This Gauge

USGS 05540060 is a public stream gauge on Kress 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 Kress 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current flow on Kress Creek?

Kress Creek is currently flowing at 19.6 cfs at USGS gauge 05540060 as of Aug 19, 12:20 PM UTC.

Is Kress Creek above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Kress 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 Kress Creek?

This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Kress Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.

What other gauges should I check near Kress Creek?

Nearby gauges worth checking include SPRING BK AT FOREST PRESERVE NR WARRENVILLE, IL (1.8 miles away), WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WARRENVILLE, IL (3.2 miles away), WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WEST CHICAGO, IL (4.0 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Kress Creek?

NOAA forecast data for Kress Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.

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