What is the current flow on North Fork Salt Creek?

North Fork Salt Creek was running 7 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 05578250. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on North Fork Salt Creek?

72°F (22.2°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 05578250. North Fork Salt Creek carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

North Fork Salt Creek

Illinois. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 7 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

cubic feet / second

72°F

water temperature (22.2°C)

USGS gauge

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC at gauge 05578250. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC at gauge 05578250. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on North Fork Salt Creek

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
05578250	NORTH FORK SALT CREEK NEAR DE WITT, IL	Yes

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).