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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 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,069cfs

GAUGE HT

6.65ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

4mph S

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

4,069cfs 11.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 522–706 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

15,430cfs

PERIOD LOW

219cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

6.65ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

63°

MON

88°

66°

TUE

91°

68°

WED

86°

68°

THU

87°

69°

FRI

87°

70°

SAT

90°

70°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

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66°

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74°

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79°

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86°

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80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph S

G 12 mph

G12

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G15

WSW

G14

WSW

G12

WSW

G11

WSW

SSW

ESE

SSE

WSW

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SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

WSW

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WSW

WNW

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WSW

WNW

SSW

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

G13

G14

G16

SSW

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

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G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G13

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

G18

PRECIP

chance %

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

20%

53%

46%

32%

11%

38%

71%

52%

49%

100%

28%

99%

100%

84%

36%

16%

61%

75%

100%

90%

30%

72%

100%

98%

82%

63%

42%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

43.0622, -92.6739

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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