Waterlands
Beaver Creek
USGS · 05481950
BEAVER CREEK
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Beaver Creek near Grimes, IA

JOHNSTON, IA41.6883°N, -93.7347°W Updated 5 hr ago
FLOW RATE
268cfs
AIR TEMP
66°F
WIND
3mph S
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
268cfs 117.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 199269 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,439cfs
PERIOD LOW
61cfs
RUNNABLE
10%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.3in

≈ normal

21.31 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.02 in).

YTD Total

21.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.5–22.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+12%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.36" · normal 1.17" (0.6–1.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.61" · normal 1.47" (0.4–2.2)
Feb
Mar: 2.68" · normal 2.58" (1.0–4.5)
Mar
Apr: 6.87" · normal 4.36" (2.6–5.7)
Apr
May: 4.10" · normal 5.41" (3.0–8.1)
May
Jun: 5.69" (so far)· normal 4.96" (2.2–8.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.70" (1.1–5.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.00" (1.4–6.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.28" (1.5–4.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.85" (0.9–5.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.06" (0.8–4.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.61" (0.6–2.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:06 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
62°
THU
79°
61°
FRI
75°
58°
SAT
80°
65°
SUN
90°
71°
MON
91°
75°
TUE
93°
76°
TIME
WED
6
NOW
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TEMP
hourly forecast
62°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
2mph SSE
G 10 mph
2
G10
SSE
4
G14
SSW
9
G13
SW
7
G15
SW
8
G15
SW
9
G12
W
8
G14
W
8
G13
W
9
G17
WNW
9
G18
WNW
9
G19
W
11
G20
WNW
11
G17
NW
9
G15
NW
5
G13
NW
6
G13
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6
G13
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5
G12
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4
G8
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G9
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4
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4
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3
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3
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4
NNE
7
G13
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6
G11
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5
G12
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2
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5
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7
G13
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7
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7
G10
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6
G10
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5
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7
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G8
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6
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6
G7
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7
G11
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6
G12
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6
G9
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8
G15
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7
G17
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8
G20
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G20
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12
G20
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12
G17
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13
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G15
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14
G15
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12
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10
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8
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G20
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12
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14
G20
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13
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10
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11
G20
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10
G20
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9
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9
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9
G23
SSE
9
G27
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11
G27
SSE
11
G26
SSE
10
G26
SSE
9
G23
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10
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10
G24
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11
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11
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13
G26
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15
G25
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16
G22
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G24
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G26
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19
G28
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18
G30
S
18
G31
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17
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17
G33
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16
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16
G34
S
PRECIP
chance %
10%
10%
9%
4%
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3%
4%
1%
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0%
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1%
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2%
2%
2%
2%
CLOUDS
cover %
59%
partly
59%
8%
10%
99%
100%
100%
10%
17%
11%
51%
6%
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0%
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55%
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78%
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44%
0%
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26%
30%
22%
10%
5%
6%
31%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
16%
24%
29%
33%
39%
54%
70%
75%
55%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
987
987989986985986986985984983984983983981981979979978979978
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:41 AM
SUNSET
08:53 PM
15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT15H 22M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
67% illuminated

Station Location

41.6883, -93.7347
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 05:31 UTC
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