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CEDAR RIVER

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Cedar River at Charles City, IA

CHARLES CITY, IA43.0622°N, -92.6739°W Updated 25 min ago

FLOW RATE

5,430cfs

GAUGE HT

7.93ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,430cfs 770.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 7,497–10,143 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

15,400cfs

PERIOD LOW

5,430cfs

RUNNABLE

27%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.93ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

64°

MON

89°

67°

TUE

86°

66°

WED

86°

68°

THU

86°

69°

FRI

87°

69°

SAT

83°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

70°

74°

77°

80°

82°

83°

84°

85°

83°

82°

79°

77°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

74°

78°

81°

84°

86°

87°

88°

89°

88°

86°

83°

78°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

71°

75°

78°

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

83°

80°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

73°

75°

78°

81°

83°

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

80°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

74°

77°

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

84°

83°

80°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SSE

G 4 mph

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

G10

WNW

G10

ENE

G12

G11

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

G10

WSW

G11

G13

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

G18

G19

G20

G21

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

25%

44%

79%

100%

95%

100%

79%

100%

33%

35%

10%

78%

95%

100%

14%

65%

23%

16%

60%

12%

62%

57%

16%

58%

47%

100%

11%

100%

34%

100%

64%

16%

29%

50%

75%

90%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

43.0622, -92.6739

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 07:30 UTC

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