Ayers Landing Canoes, Tubes and Kayaks
Fox River near Ayers Landing Canoes, Tubes and Kayaks
About this river
Fox River is a 12.3 mile river near Ayers Landing Canoes, Tubes and Kayaks in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fox River at Dayton, IL (site 05552500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1915 to 2026
Fox River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,900 cfs, and lowest in September, at 627 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 46,600 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,200 | 700 to 1,950 | |
| February | 1,400 | 828 to 2,660 | |
| March | 2,900 | 1,860 to 4,520 | |
| April | 2,890 | 1,660 to 4,495 | |
| May | 2,190 | 1,160 to 3,570 | |
| June | 1,480 | 832 to 2,870 | |
| July | 931 | 509 to 1,660 | |
| August | 687 | 411 to 1,220 | |
| September | 627 | 385 to 1,165 | |
| October | 807 | 465 to 1,470 | |
| November | 1,295 | 727 to 1,920 | |
| December | 1,260 | 661 to 2,040 |
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 Fox River at Dayton, IL (site 05552500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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