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Around East Fork La Moine River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
East Fork La Moine River is a 45.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge LA Moine River at Colmar, IL (site 05584500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1945 to 2026
East Fork La Moine River typically runs highest in April, at a median 408 cfs, and lowest in September, at 23 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,600 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 35 to 269 |
| February | 173 | 59 to 419 |
| March | 304 | 152 to 700 |
| April | 408 | 183 to 879 |
| May | 365 | 171 to 752 |
| June | 256 | 99 to 693 |
| July | 97 | 41 to 260 |
| August | 40 | 17 to 115 |
| September | 23 | 8.8 to 76 |
| October | 28 | 9.8 to 136 |
| November | 48 | 17 to 215 |
| December | 77 | 23 to 237 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for LA Moine River at Colmar, IL (site 05584500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of East Fork La Moine River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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