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WAPSIPINICON RIVER

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Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA

INDEPENDENCE, IA42.4636°N, -91.8952°W Updated 5 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,875cfs

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

2,875cfs 13.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 531–719 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,892cfs

PERIOD LOW

150cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

68°

FRI

84°

67°

SAT

81°

63°

SUN

81°

64°

MON

82°

65°

TUE

84°

65°

WED

83°

65°

TIME

THU

NOW

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SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph WNW

G 8 mph

WNW

G15

WSW

WNW

WSW

NNW

WNW

G12

NNW

G11

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNE

NNW

ESE

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

WSW

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G11

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

G12

G10

PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

17%

15%

14%

12%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

76%

16%

10%

90%

98%

100%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

978

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

31% illuminated

Station Location

42.4636, -91.8952

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 00:00 UTC

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