What is the current flow on Poplar Creek?
Poplar Creek is currently flowing at 16.5 cfs at USGS gauge 05550500 as of Aug 18, 6:00 PM UTC.
Poplar Creek at Elgin Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
1.39 ft
Flow 16.5 cfs · as of Aug 18, 6:00 PM UTC
Flow is 16.5 cfs.
Flow
16.5 cfs
Gauge Height
1.39 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05550500 is a public stream gauge on Poplar 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 Poplar 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
- FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL · 2.9 mi
- FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL (TAILWATER) · 2.9 mi
- TYLER CREEK AT ELGIN, IL · 3.4 mi
- FERSON CREEK NEAR ST. CHARLES, IL · 7.8 mi
- WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER NEAR WEST CHICAGO, IL · 8.9 mi
- FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) AT ALGONQUIN, IL · 9.6 mi
- FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN, IL · 9.9 mi
- KRESS CREEK AT WEST CHICAGO, IL · 12.0 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Poplar Creek above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Poplar 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 Poplar Creek?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Poplar Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Poplar Creek?
Nearby gauges worth checking include FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL (2.9 miles away), FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL (TAILWATER) (2.9 miles away), TYLER CREEK AT ELGIN, IL (3.4 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Poplar Creek?
NOAA forecast data for Poplar Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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