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Around North Fork Vermilion River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Fork Vermilion River is a 53.2 mile river near Kickapoo Adventures in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck, IL (site 03338780). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1989 to 2015
North Fork Vermilion River typically runs highest in March, at a median 266 cfs, and lowest in September, at 19 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,500 cfs, in 1994.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 136 | 64 to 344 |
| February | 167 | 83 to 404 |
| March | 266 | 157 to 489 |
| April | 237 | 141 to 489 |
| May | 254 | 142 to 482 |
| June | 237 | 144 to 426 |
| July | 65 | 37 to 184 |
| August | 26 | 15 to 46 |
| September | 19 | 11 to 49 |
| October | 24 | 12 to 105 |
| November | 75 | 23 to 191 |
| December | 130 | 32 to 302 |
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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck, IL (site 03338780). 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 North Fork Vermilion River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bar LakeBar LakeRestricted
- Lake VermilionLake VermilionPublic
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