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CEDAR RIVER

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Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA

LINN COUNTY, IA42.0692°N, -91.7852°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,890cfs

GAUGE HT

4.84ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

8mph WNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,890cfs 62.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,335–5,865 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,460cfs

PERIOD LOW

4,840cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.84ft

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

59°

FRI

77°

65°

SAT

76°

57°

SUN

87°

68°

MON

88°

72°

TUE

89°

72°

WED

91°

74°

TIME

THU

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hourly forecast

76°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph N

G 6 mph

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G23

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PRECIP

chance %

11%

14%

19%

20%

14%

16%

38%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

79%

100%

67%

44%

15%

16%

27%

23%

43%

68%

100%

33%

65%

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21%

10%

100%

96%

100%

10%

100%

84%

100%

38%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

989

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 14M OF DAYLIGHT0H 27M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

42.0692, -91.7852

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 20:19 UTC

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