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NORTH FORK MAQUOKETA

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North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA

JACKSON COUNTY, IA42.1643°N, -90.7293°W Updated 40 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,540cfs

GAUGE HT

6.44ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

5mph NNW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,540cfs 264.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,683–2,277 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,530cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,430cfs

RUNNABLE

47%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.44ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

68°

SUN

85°

68°

MON

87°

66°

TUE

82°

63°

WED

82°

65°

THU

76°

65°

FRI

80°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

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71°

74°

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75°

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66°

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63°

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66°

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67°

70°

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74°

76°

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73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NE

G 7 mph

G15

NNE

G14

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G12

NNE

G12

G13

G12

G14

G12

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

ESE

SSW

G11

G12

G14

SSW

G17

SSW

G12

SSW

G14

SSW

G18

G20

SSW

G22

SSW

G21

SSW

G18

G19

G18

G16

G17

G15

G16

G17

SSW

G18

G21

WSW

G17

G15

G14

NNW

G12

G13

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

G11

PRECIP

chance %

13%

11%

32%

57%

20%

27%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

32%

28%

46%

20%

95%

100%

10%

11%

100%

29%

100%

75%

31%

100%

27%

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20%

27%

100%

12%

100%

11%

100%

17%

28%

19%

25%

40%

100%

96%

100%

89%

74%

66%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

73% illuminated

Station Location

42.1643, -90.7293

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:00 UTC

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