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Maquoketa River
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MAQUOKETA RIVER
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Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA

JACKSON COUNTY, IA42.0834°N, -90.6329°W Updated 57 min ago
FLOW RATE
2,240cfs
GAUGE HT
13.08ft
AIR TEMP
76°F
WIND
5mph NE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
2,240cfs 41.4% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,0662,795 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,930cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,240cfs
RUNNABLE
92%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.08ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.0in

≈ normal

22.04 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.72 in).

YTD Total

22.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.2–26.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.90" · normal 1.60" (0.9–2.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.35" · normal 1.83" (0.7–3.5)
Feb
Mar: 3.14" · normal 2.62" (1.3–4.7)
Mar
Apr: 6.90" · normal 4.36" (2.6–6.1)
Apr
May: 1.90" · normal 4.62" (1.9–6.9)
May
Jun: 7.60" · normal 5.04" (2.2–7.7)
Jun
Jul: 1.24" (so far)· normal 3.89" (1.9–7.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.77" (1.2–7.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.64" (1.5–5.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.76" (1.1–4.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.40" (0.9–3.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.05" (1.0–3.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:01 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:38 AM
SUNSET
08:38 PM
15H 0M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
5% illuminated

Station Location

42.0834, -90.6329
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 13:15 UTC
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