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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 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,630cfs

GAUGE HT

6.75ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

4mph SW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,630cfs 16.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,363–3,197 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,940cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,630cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.75ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

64°

MON

92°

65°

TUE

96°

70°

WED

87°

70°

THU

89°

71°

FRI

88°

71°

SAT

91°

70°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NNW

G 3 mph

NNW

WNW

SSW

ESE

WNW

G10

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

SSE

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

ENE

ESE

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

G11

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SSW

G12

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G12

SSW

G12

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G12

SSW

G12

SSW

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

58%

100%

26%

16%

10%

11%

17%

72%

87%

70%

49%

54%

49%

14%

23%

44%

55%

44%

23%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:46 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.9643, -92.6365

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 03:00 UTC

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