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Morgan Creek
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MORGAN CREEK
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Morgan Creek near Covington, IA

LINN COUNTY, IA41.9894°N, -91.7596°W Updated 24 min ago
FLOW RATE
14cfs
GAUGE HT
5.28ft
WATER TEMP
24°F
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
7mph E
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
14cfs 65.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 12–17 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
15cfs
PERIOD LOW
14cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.28ft

Water Temperature

24.4°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.7in

≈ normal

21.73 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.29 in).

YTD Total

21.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.6–26.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.22" · normal 1.48" (0.8–2.3)
Jan
Feb: 0.45" · normal 1.63" (0.6–2.6)
Feb
Mar: 3.13" · normal 2.57" (1.2–4.8)
Mar
Apr: 7.76" · normal 4.39" (2.8–6.0)
Apr
May: 2.42" · normal 4.80" (2.3–8.2)
May
Jun: 6.16" · normal 5.07" (2.9–8.1)
Jun
Jul: 0.60" (so far)· normal 3.92" (1.8–5.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.78" (1.1–7.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.80" (1.4–6.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.87" (1.0–4.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.31" (1.0–4.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.83" (0.9–3.3)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:52 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
94°
70°
FRI
84°
70°
SAT
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SUN
83°
67°
MON
80°
61°
TUE
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
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G 10 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
48%
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CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
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7%
3%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
988
988988988987987988985983986987989989989989989989989991990
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:36 AM
SUNSET
08:46 PM
15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT19H 52M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated

Station Location

41.9894, -91.7596
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 00:54 UTC
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