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IOWAY CREEK

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Ioway Creek at Ames, IA

AMES, IA42.0226°N, -93.6305°W Updated 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

509cfs

GAUGE HT

3.14ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

509cfs 92.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 424–574 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,080cfs

PERIOD LOW

159cfs

RUNNABLE

16%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.14ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

62°

MON

90°

66°

TUE

87°

68°

WED

87°

67°

THU

88°

70°

FRI

86°

71°

SAT

89°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

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78°

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78°

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80°

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86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ESE

G 4 mph

ESE

ENE

ESE

G10

WSW

SSW

SSE

WNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

SSW

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

SSW

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

ESE

G10

SSE

G10

G11

G12

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G16

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

63%

25%

97%

28%

59%

100%

36%

100%

91%

10%

12%

10%

13%

10%

31%

100%

62%

89%

60%

73%

82%

92%

100%

76%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

988

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:50 PM

15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

42.0226, -93.6305

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

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