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Mazon River at Coal City Water Level & Fishing Conditions

MAZON RIVER NEAR COAL CITY, IL · USGS 05542000 · Illinois · 41.2862, -88.3599

Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
4.75 ft
Flow 1,520 cfs · as of Aug 18, 7:45 PM UTC

Flow is 1,520 cfs.

Flow
1,520 cfs
Gauge Height
4.75 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

About This Gauge

USGS 05542000 is a public stream gauge on Mazon River 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 Mazon River 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 Mazon River?

Mazon River is currently flowing at 1,520 cfs at USGS gauge 05542000 as of Aug 18, 7:45 PM UTC.

Is Mazon River above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Mazon River 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 Mazon River?

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

What other gauges should I check near Mazon River?

Nearby gauges worth checking include ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, IL (5.9 miles away), HANSON GRAVEL PIT AT CULVERT NEAR MORRIS, IL (6.4 miles away), KANKAKEE R AT INFLOW OF POWER PLANT NR LORENZO, IL (8.7 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Mazon River?

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

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