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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sangamon River is a 26.7 mile river near Kingfisher Kayaking in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sangamon River at Fisher, IL (site 05570910). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1979 to 2026
Sangamon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 216 cfs, and lowest in October, at 7.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,250 cfs, in 1994.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 35 to 199 |
| February | 120 | 47 to 276 |
| March | 210 | 110 to 405 |
| April | 216 | 124 to 399 |
| May | 195 | 105 to 393 |
| June | 173 | 75 to 328 |
| July | 48 | 23 to 138 |
| August | 14 | 8.1 to 39 |
| September | 7.5 | 3.2 to 22 |
| October | 7.2 | 3.1 to 43 |
| November | 34 | 8.4 to 110 |
| December | 76 | 21 to 227 |
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 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sangamon River at Fisher, IL (site 05570910). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Sangamon River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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