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TURKEY RIVER

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Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA

CLAYTON COUNTY, IA42.8435°N, -91.4013°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,248cfs

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

11mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1,248cfs 6.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 564–764 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

9,608cfs

PERIOD LOW

237cfs

RUNNABLE

14%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

70°

THU

82°

67°

FRI

82°

66°

SAT

82°

64°

SUN

84°

63°

MON

84°

64°

TUE

84°

68°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

71°

73°

75°

79°

80°

81°

76°

81°

80°

81°

82°

79°

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

69°

71°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

73°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

67°

69°

72°

74°

77°

78°

80°

81°

82°

80°

76°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

67°

70°

74°

76°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

83°

82°

79°

76°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

67°

70°

74°

77°

79°

81°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SW

G 12 mph

G12

G25

NNW

SSE

G21

SSE

G31

SSE

G18

G16

SSE

G20

WSW

G16

NNW

G14

G15

WNW

G19

WNW

G18

WNW

G16

G12

G10

G12

SSW

G16

NNW

WNW

G12

NNE

G13

G12

WNW

NNW

G11

NNW

SSE

G11

G14

G11

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G13

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

16%

38%

58%

55%

49%

22%

12%

13%

12%

11%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

27%

few

27%

74%

100%

94%

100%

96%

100%

56%

100%

80%

100%

59%

100%

59%

26%

31%

39%

54%

79%

100%

20%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 11M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

35% illuminated

Station Location

42.8435, -91.4013

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC

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