Waterlands
Big Bear Creek
USGS · 05453000
BIG BEAR CREEK
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Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IA

IOWA COUNTY, IA41.7494°N, -92.1821°W Updated 7 hr ago
FLOW RATE
221cfs
AIR TEMP
64°F
WIND
3mph SSW
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
221cfs 9.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 154208 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
876cfs
PERIOD LOW
107cfs
RUNNABLE
19%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.8in

≈ normal

21.8 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.53 in).

YTD Total

21.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.8–24.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+12%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.18" · normal 1.42" (0.8–2.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.29" · normal 1.67" (0.5–2.8)
Feb
Mar: 2.70" · normal 2.62" (1.1–4.9)
Mar
Apr: 7.90" · normal 4.57" (2.5–6.9)
Apr
May: 2.44" · normal 5.07" (2.9–8.2)
May
Jun: 7.29" (so far)· normal 4.98" (2.6–7.9)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.71" (1.7–6.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.92" (1.4–7.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.85" (1.8–6.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.84" (1.0–4.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.26" (0.9–3.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.75" (0.8–3.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:41 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
82°
64°
THU
78°
61°
FRI
75°
57°
SAT
78°
63°
SUN
88°
72°
MON
89°
72°
TUE
90°
74°
TIME
WED
8
NOW
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SUN
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MON
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
67°
mild
67°
68°
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82°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph WSW
G 15 mph
7
G15
WSW
7
G17
WSW
11
G18
WSW
13
G19
WSW
13
G18
WSW
12
G17
W
12
G18
W
12
G20
WNW
12
G23
WNW
13
G23
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13
G21
WNW
10
G21
WNW
6
G11
WNW
5
G13
NW
5
G11
NW
6
G11
NW
4
G8
NW
7
G13
NNW
5
G12
N
4
G8
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4
G5
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4
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4
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2
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5
G9
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6
G7
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G7
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7
G15
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6
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NNW
8
G15
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8
G13
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6
G16
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G7
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5
G8
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5
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6
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6
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7
G9
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7
G11
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6
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5
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7
G12
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7
G12
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7
G17
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7
G16
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9
G21
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12
G20
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11
G16
ENE
11
G15
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12
G14
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11
G12
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9
G10
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10
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10
ESE
9
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9
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8
G10
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8
G13
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7
G15
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7
G17
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G20
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7
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G13
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8
G17
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8
G18
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9
G20
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9
G21
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11
G24
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11
G25
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12
G27
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14
G28
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14
G22
SE
13
G23
ESE
17
G29
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13
G24
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12
G21
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15
G24
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14
G21
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14
G20
SE
13
G22
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13
G23
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11
G21
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11
G21
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11
G24
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10
G25
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11
G24
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G24
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9
G22
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9
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G22
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11
G22
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12
G25
SSE
11
G25
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12
G24
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14
G23
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15
G22
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G20
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G20
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G20
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17
G21
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16
G22
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15
G24
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16
G26
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16
G27
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15
G27
SSW
14
G27
S
12
G28
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11
G28
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11
G28
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11
G28
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11
G28
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PRECIP
chance %
14%
14%
8%
11%
7%
10%
4%
4%
1%
3%
5%
6%
3%
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1%
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4%
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1%
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1%
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8%
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4%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
25%
93%
54%
79%
100%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
35%
100%
100%
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94%
100%
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79%
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100%
100%
21%
100%
77%
6%
6%
20%
8%
19%
100%
100%
36%
35%
55%
24%
25%
28%
40%
53%
31%
0%
10%
81%
100%
100%
100%
0%
43%
100%
100%
100%
99%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
28%
83%
100%
34%
13%
28%
57%
72%
31%
44%
45%
43%
33%
24%
9%
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0%
0%
0%
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0%
6%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
990
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:35 AM
SUNSET
08:47 PM
15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT12H 57M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
68% illuminated

Station Location

41.7494, -92.1821
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 07:50 UTC
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