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Nippersink Lake at Fox Lake Water Level & Fishing Conditions

NIPPERSINK LAKE AT FOX LAKE, IL · USGS 05548000 · Illinois · 42.4031, -88.1826

Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
4.19 ft
as of Sep 6, 2:00 PM UTC

Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.

Flow
temporarily unavailable
Gauge Height
4.19 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

About This Gauge

USGS 05548000 is a public lake or reservoir gauge on Nippersink Lake 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

The NOAA forecast for Nippersink Lake is not available on this page yet. Open Nippersink Lake on the Waderly map for the live forecast.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the water temperature on Nippersink Lake?

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

What other gauges should I check near Nippersink Lake?

Nearby gauges worth checking include Long Lake at BEN Dock at Long Lake, IL (3.0 miles away), FOX LAKE NEAR LAKE VILLA, IL (3.1 miles away), FOX RIVER AT JOHNSBURG, IL (3.3 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

See the full picture for Nippersink Lake

Open the live map to see Nippersink Lake alongside weather, forecast, nearby gauges, and everything else Waderly tracks for the water.

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