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CEDAR RIVER

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Cedar River at Charles City, IA

CHARLES CITY, IA43.0622°N, -92.6739°W Updated 20 min ago

FLOW RATE

410cfs

GAUGE HT

2.53ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

7mph NW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

410cfs 87.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 353–477 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

438cfs

PERIOD LOW

404cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.53ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

56°

FRI

80°

58°

SAT

76°

59°

SUN

87°

67°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

91°

75°

WED

92°

75°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NE

G 9 mph

G12

ENE

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G11

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G13

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G13

ENE

G12

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G13

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G12

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G14

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G11

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G10

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G10

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G10

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SSE

G10

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G15

G11

SSE

G10

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G14

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G16

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G22

G25

G28

G30

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G28

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G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G27

SSE

G26

SSE

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SSE

G25

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G28

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G27

SSW

G26

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G26

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G25

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G27

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G32

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G31

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G32

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G31

G33

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G34

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G33

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G28

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G29

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G24

SSW

G23

G27

G26

SSW

G25

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G23

G21

G19

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

15%

30%

13%

18%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

82%

86%

100%

86%

100%

97%

17%

24%

28%

22%

34%

45%

43%

29%

25%

14%

26%

39%

94%

53%

51%

23%

100%

61%

78%

49%

100%

65%

19%

100%

72%

100%

53%

31%

51%

100%

45%

65%

100%

76%

14%

31%

27%

100%

16%

29%

24%

19%

100%

43%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

981

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

15H 22M OF DAYLIGHT0H 19M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

82% illuminated

Station Location

43.0622, -92.6739

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 20:35 UTC

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