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IOWA RIVER

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Iowa River at Marshalltown, IA

MARSHALLTOWN, IA42.0658°N, -92.9077°W Updated 39 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,330cfs

GAUGE HT

11.75ft

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

16mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,330cfs 54.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,020–1,380 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,330cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,150cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.75ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.5in

≈ normal

19.48 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.92 in).

YTD Total

19.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.5–24.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.48" · normal 1.29" (0.7–2.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.85" · normal 1.50" (0.5–2.4)

Feb

Mar: 2.15" · normal 2.48" (1.1–4.4)

Mar

Apr: 6.76" · normal 4.34" (3.0–6.7)

Apr

May: 2.58" · normal 5.24" (2.9–8.7)

May

Jun: 5.66" (so far)· normal 5.22" (2.1–9.0)

Jun

Jul: normal 3.94" (1.5–6.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.07" (1.4–7.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.64" (1.4–6.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.88" (0.8–5.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.10" (0.7–4.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.60" (0.6–2.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:35 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

75°

TUE

94°

76°

WED

88°

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THU

90°

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FRI

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SAT

91°

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86°

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TIME

MON

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hourly forecast

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

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PRECIP

chance %

11%

10%

21%

13%

46%

20%

10%

14%

34%

19%

13%

16%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

98%

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35%

59%

87%

100%

86%

58%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

976

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

08:51 PM

15H 13M OF DAYLIGHT5H 12M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

42.0658, -92.9077

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 15:39 UTC

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