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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 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,891cfs

GAUGE HT

7.15ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

3mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

2,891cfs 34.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,703–3,657 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,455cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,475cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

7.15ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

64°

MON

93°

67°

TUE

86°

69°

WED

87°

69°

THU

87°

70°

FRI

83°

69°

SAT

88°

70°

TIME

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hourly forecast

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 10 mph

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

SSW

WNW

WSW

ENE

SSW

SSE

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WSW

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G11

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G14

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G15

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ESE

G13

G11

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

10%

11%

13%

63%

70%

49%

12%

11%

12%

69%

52%

100%

71%

10%

100%

11%

15%

36%

96%

100%

86%

100%

76%

41%

15%

13%

17%

16%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:46 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.9643, -92.6365

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

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