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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 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5,640cfs

GAUGE HT

8.11ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

4mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

5,640cfs 223.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,794–6,486 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

15,430cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,882cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

8.11ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

63°

MON

89°

66°

TUE

85°

67°

WED

86°

67°

THU

85°

69°

FRI

82°

67°

SAT

88°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

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82°

80°

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77°

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73°

71°

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69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph S

G 4 mph

SSE

G10

ESE

SSW

ESE

SSE

G11

G13

WSW

G12

WSW

G11

WSW

SSW

SSE

ENE

SSE

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

G11

ESE

G11

G12

G13

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G16

SSE

G15

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

77%

67%

100%

13%

12%

86%

72%

100%

77%

98%

71%

11%

81%

14%

100%

36%

81%

10%

11%

20%

56%

67%

14%

11%

70%

34%

38%

100%

16%

12%

18%

76%

32%

100%

42%

39%

13%

11%

16%

32%

34%

35%

38%

47%

58%

66%

68%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

43.0622, -92.6739

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

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