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CEDAR RIVER

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Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA

LINN COUNTY, IA42.0692°N, -91.7852°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

17,500cfs

GAUGE HT

9.69ft

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

5mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

17,500cfs 69.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 12,495–16,905 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

17,500cfs

PERIOD LOW

12,700cfs

RUNNABLE

89%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.69ft

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

63°

MON

94°

66°

TUE

86°

68°

WED

86°

69°

THU

88°

71°

FRI

82°

67°

SAT

88°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 7 mph

ENE

NNE

WNW

NNW

NNE

ESE

ENE

NNE

WNW

NNE

NNW

ENE

SSE

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

NNE

ESE

ENE

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G14

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G17

ESE

G18

ESE

G19

ESE

G18

ESE

G16

ESE

G14

G12

G11

G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

55%

96%

100%

63%

66%

100%

52%

11%

10%

100%

73%

43%

100%

33%

21%

100%

91%

84%

60%

79%

17%

34%

48%

54%

57%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.0692, -91.7852

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 17:15 UTC

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