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 · 7 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

90°

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°

80°

78°

76°

72°

71°

70°

71°

72°

77°

78°

83°

86°

87°

90°

89°

79°

83°

84°

81°

78°

75°

74°

73°

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71°

73°

68°

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87°

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91°

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88°

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81°

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78°

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86°

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76°

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77°

79°

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72°

70°

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68°

67°

68°

70°

72°

74°

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76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSW

G 9 mph

SSW

G14

G13

SSE

G22

G20

WSW

G35

G15

SSW

NNE

G11

ESE

G16

G22

WNW

G20

G13

WSW

G16

G19

SSW

G35

SSW

G22

G14

G19

ESE

G22

ESE

G11

ESE

NNW

SSE

ESE

G10

NNE

G12

G13

ESE

G22

G26

SSE

G31

G30

SSW

G28

G27

SSW

G23

SSW

G14

G13

G15

G19

G20

G22

G23

G26

G28

G30

G31

G27

G25

NNE

G13

ENE

G16

NNE

G20

G21

G16

G14

NNE

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

G15

ENE

G18

ENE

G10

G16

G14

G16

G15

NNE

G14

NNE

G13

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G13

ENE

G14

G12

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G11

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G12

G13

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G13

G14

G16

G12

G10

ENE

G13

G14

G15

ENE

G17

ENE

G17

ENE

G16

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

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 %

16%

few

16%

62%

100%

93%

100%

67%

97%

60%

100%

16%

100%

67%

100%

96%

100%

26%

100%

10%

59%

93%

95%

100%

34%

32%

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 DAYLIGHT0H 35M 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 20:23 UTC

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