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Illinois · river

Lusk Creek near Eddyville

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

91

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT.

River observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:50:00 GMT.

Page checked: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:09:17 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Lusk Creek near Eddyville
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Eddyville, IL.jpg by Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

10 mph

gusting to 18 mph

Air temp

87°F

1% chance of rain

River flow

0.16 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Sunday · 98

  • Thu

    83

  • Fri

    68

  • Sat

    78

  • Sun

    98

    Best

  • Mon

    75

  • Tue

    78

  • Wed

    89

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
1p1018
2p1217
3p1220
4p1121
5p1119
6p919
7p713
8p615
9p815
10p917
11p917
12a917

Is this flow normal for October 1?

Today's 0.16 cfs is 66% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 0 cfs, across 58 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 10 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-9

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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