USGS · 05418400

NORTH FORK MAQUOKETA

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North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA

JACKSON COUNTY, IA42.1643°N, -90.7293°W Updated 44 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,450cfs

GAUGE HT

6.26ft

AIR TEMP

88°F

WIND

10mph SSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,450cfs 3.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 457–619 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,450cfs

PERIOD LOW

515cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.26ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

69°

SAT

86°

71°

SUN

83°

68°

MON

79°

62°

TUE

81°

62°

WED

83°

66°

THU

79°

67°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

71°

72°

73°

76°

78°

82°

84°

85°

86°

84°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

71°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

83°

82°

80°

79°

77°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

63°

62°

64°

67°

69°

72°

74°

72°

75°

78°

79°

78°

79°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

69°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

64°

68°

70°

73°

75°

78°

79°

80°

81°

80°

76°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

70°

73°

76°

78°

80°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

20mph WSW

G 29 mph

G29

WSW

G14

G12

ESE

SSE

ENE

G26

WNW

G11

ENE

WSW

G12

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

G26

NNW

G18

NNE

G10

SSW

G14

G15

G18

G13

NNW

G13

NNW

G16

NNW

G15

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

G15

NNW

G15

NNW

G15

NNW

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

G14

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G19

NNE

G24

NNE

G26

NNE

G20

NNE

G17

G13

G12

G10

G11

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G10

G12

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G12

G13

PRECIP

chance %

52%

48%

22%

29%

27%

19%

21%

23%

25%

30%

19%

23%

15%

13%

20%

22%

12%

15%

12%

11%

13%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

83%

mostly

83%

100%

87%

100%

51%

100%

31%

100%

47%

69%

56%

30%

24%

10%

50%

44%

61%

28%

82%

60%

19%

50%

30%

33%

29%

25%

74%

100%

17%

65%

100%

70%

11%

24%

100%

95%

93%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

988

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:31 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

15H 11M OF DAYLIGHT0H 58M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

42.1643, -90.7293

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 19:44 UTC

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