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IOWA RIVER

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Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IA

TAMA COUNTY, IA41.9643°N, -92.6365°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,870cfs

GAUGE HT

7.12ft

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

3mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,870cfs 39.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,601–3,519 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,300cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,870cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.12ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

63°

MON

93°

66°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

87°

70°

THU

86°

71°

FRI

89°

70°

SAT

83°

69°

TIME

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hourly forecast

75°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph ESE

G 7 mph

ESE

ENE

SSE

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SSE

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G10

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G16

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PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

82%

53%

11%

12%

100%

54%

44%

11%

62%

100%

10%

24%

11%

100%

10%

28%

26%

56%

23%

100%

77%

61%

31%

26%

53%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:46 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

41.9643, -92.6365

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 09:00 UTC

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