Bear Creek Near Marcelline, IL

USGS Site No: 05495500 • Bear Creek • Adams County, IL

Bear Creek Near Marcelline, IL on the Bear Creek is currently at 23 cfs (Normal — 39th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.64 ft.

Reading from

23
CFS Discharge
2.64
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 4
25th Low threshold 9
50th (Median) Normal (median) 34 Today: 23 cfs
75th High threshold 183
95th Very High threshold 1,370

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

6.2k 3.1k 0 cfs Apr 1 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 27 2.69
May 27, 2026 32 2.74
May 26, 2026 38 2.80
May 25, 2026 50 2.90
May 24, 2026 64 3.00
May 23, 2026 74 3.07
May 22, 2026 95 3.21
May 21, 2026 146 3.48
May 20, 2026 344 4.29
May 19, 2026 323 4.22
May 18, 2026 79 3.07
May 16, 2026 43 2.84
May 15, 2026 29 2.70
Apr 18, 2026 3,740 9.92
Apr 17, 2026 360 4.32
Apr 16, 2026 444 4.71
Apr 15, 2026 421 4.61
Apr 14, 2026 957 5.76
Apr 13, 2026 77 3.18
Apr 12, 2026 66 3.10
Apr 11, 2026 81 3.20
Apr 10, 2026 90 3.26
Apr 9, 2026 102 3.33
Apr 8, 2026 132 3.49
Apr 7, 2026 181 3.74
Apr 6, 2026 284 4.17
Apr 5, 2026 625 5.19
Apr 4, 2026 1,160 6.40
Apr 2, 2026 2,020 7.62
Apr 1, 2026 30 2.78

Station Information

USGS Site No
05495500
State
IL
County
Adams County
Coordinates
40.1428, -91.3374
Drainage Area
349 mi²
Datum (ft)
504.2
HUC Code
07110001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,600 cfs
May 20, 2025
Min discharge
1 cfs
Feb 7, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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