USGS · 05480080

LIZARD CREEK

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Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge, IA

WEBSTER COUNTY, IA42.5288°N, -94.2567°W

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

13mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

19.0in

+26% vs normal

18.96 in of precipitation so far this year, 26% above the 30-year normal of 15.11 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.0–25.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+26%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.22" · normal 0.87" (0.0–1.6)

Jan

Feb: 0.68" · normal 0.99" (0.0–2.0)

Feb

Mar: 1.53" · normal 1.77" (0.0–3.7)

Mar

Apr: 5.95" · normal 3.29" (0.0–6.0)

Apr

May: 3.90" · normal 3.87" (0.0–7.9)

May

Jun: 5.30" · normal 4.21" (0.0–8.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.38" (so far)· normal 2.95" (0.0–6.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.05" (0.0–7.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.70" (0.0–5.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.11" (0.0–4.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.36" (0.0–2.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.04" (0.0–1.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:17 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

76°

THU

92°

70°

FRI

91°

68°

SAT

86°

65°

SUN

79°

69°

MON

76°

67°

TUE

81°

66°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

82°

79°

78°

76°

71°

70°

76°

79°

80°

84°

87°

90°

92°

91°

78°

70°

73°

75°

72°

71°

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68°

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73°

75°

76°

81°

84°

87°

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88°

85°

83°

81°

80°

79°

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68°

65°

66°

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71°

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75°

78°

81°

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85°

86°

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83°

80°

76°

75°

73°

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70°

71°

73°

72°

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77°

79°

77°

75°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

70°

72°

74°

75°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph S

G 17 mph

G17

G12

SSW

G10

SSE

G33

G12

G14

SSE

G14

G13

ESE

G12

SSE

G16

G22

SSW

G20

G13

SSW

G16

G19

NNW

G35

NNW

G22

G14

NNW

G19

G22

G11

SSW

G10

G12

G13

G21

G15

SSE

G15

G23

SSW

G27

G29

SSW

G26

SSW

G22

G20

G18

G20

G24

G25

G22

G25

G30

G29

G18

NNE

ENE

G20

NNE

G30

G27

G22

G23

G14

NNE

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

G16

G17

G29

G21

G20

G13

NNE

G15

ENE

G11

G17

G21

ENE

G23

ENE

G25

ENE

G22

G18

ENE

G22

G20

G19

ENE

G17

ENE

G17

G16

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

G14

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

23%

19%

24%

30%

31%

28%

53%

28%

17%

21%

14%

17%

12%

10%

18%

16%

19%

16%

14%

26%

24%

14%

11%

14%

13%

14%

11%

14%

11%

69%

35%

46%

58%

18%

27%

44%

23%

20%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

62%

mostly

62%

23%

100%

16%

30%

95%

97%

100%

82%

61%

100%

89%

100%

86%

56%

100%

46%

100%

38%

57%

100%

93%

100%

94%

62%

66%

40%

21%

33%

27%

98%

35%

100%

90%

100%

90%

100%

92%

15%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

975

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:43 AM

SUNSET

08:58 PM

15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT1H 41M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

96% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

42.5288, -94.2567

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-01 19:17 UTC

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