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WB WAPSINONOC CR RIVER

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WB Wapsinonoc Cr at College St at West Branch, IA

WEST BRANCH, IA41.6736°N, -91.3437°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

15.3cfs

GAUGE HT

3.23ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

5mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

15.3cfs 10.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 7–9 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

29.4cfs

PERIOD LOW

6.58cfs

RUNNABLE

63%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.23ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

24.6in

+15% vs normal

24.58 in of precipitation so far this year, 15% above the 30-year normal of 21.33 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

24.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.6–27.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+15%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.86" · normal 1.56" (0.9–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 0.41" · normal 1.84" (0.7–3.5)

Feb

Mar: 2.45" · normal 2.71" (1.3–4.7)

Mar

Apr: 10.13" · normal 4.30" (2.6–5.9)

Apr

May: 1.98" · normal 4.75" (2.5–7.7)

May

Jun: 8.06" · normal 4.99" (2.2–8.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.69" (so far)· normal 3.63" (1.7–6.7)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.73" (1.2–6.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.68" (1.5–6.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.88" (1.2–4.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.34" (0.9–3.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.98" (1.0–3.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:53 AM

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