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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Pecatonica River is a 62.1 mile river near Rocktown Adventures of Rockford in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pecatonica River at Freeport, IL (site 05435500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Pecatonica River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,180 cfs, and lowest in January, at 620 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,000 cfs, in 1929.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 620 | 400 to 930 |
| February | 722 | 443 to 1,190 |
| March | 1,180 | 784 to 2,080 |
| April | 1,040 | 670 to 1,585 |
| May | 870 | 580 to 1,380 |
| June | 880 | 558 to 1,485 |
| July | 751 | 469 to 1,140 |
| August | 632 | 414 to 969 |
| September | 627 | 395 to 911 |
| October | 638 | 412 to 858 |
| November | 655 | 459 to 993 |
| December | 624 | 415 to 958 |
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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pecatonica River at Freeport, IL (site 05435500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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