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SOUTH FORK CHARITON

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South Fork Chariton River near Promise City, IA

WAYNE COUNTY, IA40.8004°N, -93.1927°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

9cfs 61.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 11–15 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,617cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.0in

≈ normal

19.03 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.93 in).

YTD Total

19.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.5–28.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.17" · normal 1.32" (0.6–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 0.43" · normal 1.80" (0.7–2.9)

Feb

Mar: 2.09" · normal 2.76" (1.1–4.6)

Mar

Apr: 5.85" · normal 4.28" (2.3–6.2)

Apr

May: 2.73" · normal 5.14" (2.2–8.2)

May

Jun: 5.71" · normal 4.71" (2.4–8.3)

Jun

Jul: 1.04" (so far)· normal 3.97" (1.3–8.7)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.51" (1.7–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.16" (1.5–6.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.84" (1.3–5.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.19" (1.0–3.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.74" (0.7–3.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:49 AM

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Station Location

40.8004, -93.1927

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