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WAPSIPINICON RIVER

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Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA

INDEPENDENCE, IA42.4636°N, -91.8952°W Updated 8 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,910cfs

GAUGE HT

7.12ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

5mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,910cfs 71.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,559–3,461 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,180cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,840cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.12ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

68°

THU

81°

68°

FRI

84°

67°

SAT

83°

67°

SUN

82°

67°

MON

84°

67°

TUE

84°

67°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

68°

69°

72°

73°

74°

72°

74°

76°

79°

80°

81°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

76°

78°

79°

81°

83°

84°

83°

80°

78°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

72°

74°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

82°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

72°

74°

76°

78°

79°

81°

82°

81°

80°

77°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

84°

83°

82°

80°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph S

G 11 mph

G11

G18

SSW

G10

G12

G13

G16

G11

NNW

WNW

NNW

WNW

G12

NNW

G11

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNE

NNW

ESE

ENE

G10

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

G10

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

G13

PRECIP

chance %

24%

13%

11%

13%

10%

11%

13%

16%

18%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

86%

mostly

86%

100%

59%

34%

76%

16%

10%

90%

98%

100%

17%

35%

16%

22%

28%

12%

40%

49%

56%

82%

24%

22%

20%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

980

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:38 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

32% illuminated

Station Location

42.4636, -91.8952

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 02:30 UTC

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