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

JOHNSTON, IA41.6883°N, -93.7347°W Updated 6 hr ago
FLOW RATE
267cfs
AIR TEMP
65°F
WIND
4mph SSW
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
267cfs 44.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 324438 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
522cfs
PERIOD LOW
267cfs
RUNNABLE
50%
last 7 day 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°
64°
THU
79°
62°
FRI
78°
57°
SAT
84°
67°
SUN
90°
71°
MON
92°
74°
TUE
94°
76°
TIME
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MON
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TEMP
hourly forecast
66°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
2mph SSW
G 11 mph
2
G11
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8
G12
SW
9
G14
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9
G12
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10
G15
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10
G16
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G17
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G17
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
5%
89%
95%
82%
40%
2%
0%
7%
17%
6%
89%
1%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
988
988988986985987987984984983984983983982981979979979979978
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 DAYLIGHT14H 6M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
67% illuminated

Station Location

41.6883, -93.7347
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 06:47 UTC
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