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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 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

16,390cfs

GAUGE HT

9.38ft

AIR TEMP

88°F

WIND

5mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

16,390cfs 25.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,395–5,945 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

30,995cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,630cfs

RUNNABLE

15%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

9.38ft

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

63°

MON

94°

65°

TUE

89°

69°

WED

86°

69°

THU

88°

71°

FRI

82°

67°

SAT

88°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

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TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

0mph NE

G 1 mph

NNE

NNW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNW

NNE

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ESE

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ESE

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G17

ESE

G18

ESE

G17

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%

59%

58%

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

4% illuminated

Station Location

42.0692, -91.7852

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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