What is the current flow on Crab Orchard Creek?
Crab Orchard Creek is currently flowing at 1.2 cfs at USGS gauge 05597500 as of Aug 18, 5:00 PM UTC.
Crab Orchard Creek at Marion Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
0.80 ft
Flow 1.2 cfs · as of Aug 18, 5:00 PM UTC
Flow is 1.2 cfs.
Flow
1.2 cfs
Gauge Height
0.80 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05597500 is a public stream gauge on Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard 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
- BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL · 13.2 mi
- SOUTH FORK SALINE RIVER NR CARRIER MILLS, IL · 13.2 mi
- BIG MUDDY RIVER BELOW REND LAKE NR BENTON, IL · 20.8 mi
- MIDDLE FORK SALINE RIVER NEAR HARRISBURG, IL · 21.2 mi
- MIDDLE FORK BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MACEDONIA, IL · 23.0 mi
- BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, IL · 24.0 mi
- BIG MUDDY RIVER AT MURPHYSBORO, IL · 25.0 mi
- LUSK CREEK NEAR EDDYVILLE, IL · 25.9 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Crab Orchard Creek above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard Creek?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Crab Orchard Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Crab Orchard Creek?
Nearby gauges worth checking include BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL (13.2 miles away), SOUTH FORK SALINE RIVER NR CARRIER MILLS, IL (13.2 miles away), BIG MUDDY RIVER BELOW REND LAKE NR BENTON, IL (20.8 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Crab Orchard Creek?
NOAA forecast data for Crab Orchard Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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