About this river
Fox River is a 21.5 mile river near Howling Wolfe Canoe & Kayak in Illinois. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fox River at South Elgin, IL (site 05551000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1990 to 2026
Fox River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,190 cfs, and lowest in September, at 550 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,380 cfs, in 2017.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 978 | 674 to 1,370 | |
| February | 1,160 | 701 to 1,630 | |
| March | 2,130 | 1,430 to 2,980 | |
| April | 2,190 | 1,280 to 3,330 | |
| May | 1,930 | 1,070 to 2,850 | |
| June | 1,230 | 660 to 2,175 | |
| July | 886 | 499 to 1,840 | |
| August | 674 | 467 to 1,040 | |
| September | 550 | 407 to 970 | |
| October | 626 | 429 to 1,010 | |
| November | 1,085 | 835 to 1,630 | |
| December | 957 | 668 to 1,540 |
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 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fox River at South Elgin, IL (site 05551000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Fox River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Sliver Springs boat rampPublic
- Jericho LakeJericho LakePublic
- Oakhurst Forest PreserveLake PattersonPublic
- Illinois Avenue Island ParkFox RiverPublic
- Voyageur Landing Forest PreserveFox RiverPublic
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