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South Fork Iowa
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SOUTH FORK IOWA
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South Fork Iowa River NE of New Providence, IA

IOWA42.3153°N, -93.1522°W Updated 31 min ago
FLOW RATE
642cfs
GAUGE HT
5.75ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
642cfs 227.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 7581,026 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,110cfs
PERIOD LOW
642cfs
RUNNABLE
49%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.75ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.5in

≈ normal

22.51 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.89 in).

YTD Total

22.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.6–24.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.37" · normal 1.24" (0.7–1.7)
Jan
Feb: 1.08" · normal 1.41" (0.5–2.1)
Feb
Mar: 1.83" · normal 2.40" (1.1–3.9)
Mar
Apr: 6.97" · normal 4.31" (2.9–6.3)
Apr
May: 2.81" · normal 5.39" (3.2–8.3)
May
Jun: 6.28" · normal 5.24" (2.6–8.4)
Jun
Jul: 2.16" (so far)· normal 3.86" (1.7–5.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.06" (1.7–6.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.64" (1.3–7.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.84" (0.8–6.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.07" (0.7–3.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.58" (0.5–2.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:47 PM
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Station Location

42.3153, -93.1522
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 17:45 UTC
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