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IOWAY CREEK

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Ioway Creek at Ames, IA

AMES, IA42.0226°N, -93.6305°W Updated 44 min ago

FLOW RATE

526cfs

GAUGE HT

3.18ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

526cfs 216.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 542–734 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

792cfs

PERIOD LOW

526cfs

RUNNABLE

80%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.18ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

62°

MON

91°

67°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

87°

69°

THU

88°

71°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

85°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

64°

mild

64°

69°

74°

78°

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

83°

79°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

68°

67°

69°

74°

79°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

89°

87°

83°

77°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

72°

75°

77°

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

83°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

73°

76°

78°

81°

82°

84°

85°

86°

87°

86°

83°

80°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

75°

78°

80°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

85°

82°

79°

76°

74°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NE

G 4 mph

SSE

ESE

NNE

ESE

ENE

WSW

G10

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

G10

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

G12

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

G15

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

16%

few

16%

14%

10%

41%

100%

92%

10%

45%

95%

100%

42%

10%

60%

100%

54%

16%

10%

43%

10%

12%

34%

28%

27%

62%

100%

17%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

989

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:50 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

42.0226, -93.6305

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:00 UTC

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