USGS · 05418400

NORTH FORK MAQUOKETA

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North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA

IOWA42.1643°N, -90.7293°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,450cfs

GAUGE HT

6.25ft

AIR TEMP

89°F

WIND

10mph WSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,450cfs 11.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 457–619 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,470cfs

PERIOD LOW

515cfs

RUNNABLE

81%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.25ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

69°

SAT

87°

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

73°

mild

73°

72°

71°

72°

73°

76°

79°

83°

85°

86°

87°

85°

86°

79°

77°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

76°

78°

81°

82°

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°

82°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph WNW

G 10 mph

G10

WNW

G11

SSE

ENE

NNW

G22

G11

NNW

SSW

WNW

SSW

WSW

G18

NNW

G11

NNW

WNW

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

NNE

G10

WSW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

G13

NNW

G13

NNW

G17

NNW

G19

NNW

G19

NNW

G18

G19

NNE

G14

NNE

G12

NNE

G14

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G16

NNE

G12

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

G10

G11

G13

G12

G13

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

22%

29%

27%

19%

21%

23%

25%

30%

19%

23%

15%

13%

20%

22%

12%

15%

12%

11%

13%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

80%

mostly

80%

100%

95%

96%

95%

99%

100%

56%

100%

61%

100%

78%

100%

96%

100%

68%

96%

100%

88%

53%

61%

28%

82%

60%

19%

50%

30%

33%

29%

25%

74%

100%

17%

65%

100%

70%

11%

24%

100%

95%

93%

85%

74%

69%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

991

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 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

84% illuminated

Station Location

42.1643, -90.7293

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 22:28 UTC

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