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CHARITON RIVER

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Chariton River near Rathbun, IA

APPANOOSE COUNTY, IA40.8219°N, -92.8910°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9cfs

GAUGE HT

2.16ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

4mph NE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

9cfs 181.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 789–1,067 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,219cfs

PERIOD LOW

9cfs

RUNNABLE

26%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

2.16ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

64°

MON

93°

66°

TUE

97°

71°

WED

89°

71°

THU

91°

71°

FRI

90°

73°

SAT

94°

73°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph S

G 5 mph

WSW

ESE

WSW

WNW

NNW

SSE

NNE

ENE

G10

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

G10

SSE

ENE

ESE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

ESE

G14

SSE

SSW

G11

G10

G11

G12

G13

G14

G15

G16

PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

26%

37%

24%

21%

27%

39%

54%

67%

100%

28%

10%

14%

11%

10%

22%

33%

13%

15%

16%

15%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:43 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

40.8219, -92.8910

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

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