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Iowa River
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IOWA RIVER
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Iowa River at Iowa City, IA

IOWA CITY, IA41.6567°N, -91.5410°W Updated 41 min ago
FLOW RATE
7,160cfs
GAUGE HT
16.32ft
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
2mph NE
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
7,160cfs 111.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 6,299–8,522 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
7,470cfs
PERIOD LOW
7,160cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

16.32ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

25.4in

+17% vs normal

25.4 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% above the 30-year normal of 21.66 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

25.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.7–27.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.17" · normal 1.50" (0.9–2.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.44" · normal 1.77" (0.7–3.3)
Feb
Mar: 2.23" · normal 2.69" (1.3–4.8)
Mar
Apr: 9.84" · normal 4.32" (2.7–5.9)
Apr
May: 2.15" · normal 4.80" (2.5–8.1)
May
Jun: 8.41" · normal 4.93" (2.0–8.9)
Jun
Jul: 1.16" (so far)· normal 3.68" (1.8–6.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.75" (1.3–7.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.79" (1.6–6.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.89" (1.1–4.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.31" (1.0–3.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.94" (1.0–3.3)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:38 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
88°
64°
MON
94°
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TUE
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WED
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THU
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SAT
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TEMP
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WIND
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
998
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:42 AM
SUNSET
08:40 PM
14H 58M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
New Moon
3% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.6567, -91.5410
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 04:00 UTC
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