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TURKEY RIVER

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Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA

CLAYTON COUNTY, IA42.8435°N, -91.4013°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,257cfs

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

10mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

1,257cfs 24.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,068–1,446 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,744cfs

PERIOD LOW

746cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 7 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

70°

THU

82°

68°

FRI

82°

66°

SAT

82°

64°

SUN

84°

63°

MON

84°

64°

TUE

84°

68°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

85°

82°

80°

75°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

71°

73°

75°

79°

80°

81°

76°

81°

80°

81°

82°

79°

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

69°

71°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

73°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

67°

69°

72°

74°

77°

78°

80°

81°

82°

80°

76°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

67°

70°

74°

76°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

83°

82°

79°

76°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

67°

70°

74°

77°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph SSW

G 16 mph

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G11

SSW

G29

G14

SSW

G15

G22

SSE

G23

WNW

G11

G19

NNE

SSW

G16

WNW

G19

WNW

G18

WNW

G16

G12

G10

G12

SSW

G16

NNW

WNW

G12

NNE

G13

G12

WNW

NNW

SSE

ENE

G10

G11

G12

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

PRECIP

chance %

13%

15%

45%

59%

57%

42%

32%

39%

16%

15%

13%

10%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

36%

92%

87%

100%

94%

100%

35%

100%

56%

100%

80%

100%

59%

100%

59%

26%

31%

39%

54%

79%

100%

20%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 11M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

36% illuminated

Station Location

42.8435, -91.4013

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC

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