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IOWA RIVER

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Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IA

STEAMBOAT ROCK, IA42.4081°N, -93.0730°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

287cfs

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

17mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

287cfs

Optimal band: 321–435 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

736cfs

PERIOD LOW

264cfs

RUNNABLE

55%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.0in

≈ normal

18.99 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.41 in).

YTD Total

19.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.0–23.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.50" · normal 1.26" (0.8–1.9)

Jan

Feb: 1.20" · normal 1.38" (0.5–2.0)

Feb

Mar: 1.85" · normal 2.44" (1.2–4.0)

Mar

Apr: 6.99" · normal 4.23" (2.7–6.0)

Apr

May: 2.64" · normal 5.05" (2.8–7.7)

May

Jun: 4.81" (so far)· normal 5.20" (3.0–7.8)

Jun

Jul: normal 3.90" (2.1–6.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.07" (1.8–8.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.61" (1.4–5.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.79" (0.8–5.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.03" (0.8–3.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.59" (0.6–2.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:34 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

75°

TUE

92°

77°

WED

88°

74°

THU

89°

76°

FRI

90°

73°

SAT

91°

69°

SUN

86°

69°

TIME

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NOW

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hourly forecast

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

34%

19%

18%

53%

25%

12%

25%

50%

24%

14%

19%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

47%

100%

98%

100%

63%

100%

12%

84%

100%

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100%

87%

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100%

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100%

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100%

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11%

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28%

100%

19%

45%

67%

83%

95%

100%

95%

82%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

971

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:38 AM

SUNSET

08:53 PM

15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT5H 11M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

42.4081, -93.0730

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 15:42 UTC

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