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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 · 7 DAY

2,875cfs 64.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,880–3,896 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,517cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,824cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.3in

≈ normal

22.25 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.74 in).

YTD Total

22.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.5–27.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.68" · normal 1.45" (0.8–2.3)

Jan

Feb: 0.59" · normal 1.47" (0.6–2.4)

Feb

Mar: 3.75" · normal 2.47" (1.2–4.2)

Mar

Apr: 5.57" · normal 4.21" (2.5–6.0)

Apr

May: 2.60" · normal 4.79" (2.6–7.7)

May

Jun: 6.14" · normal 5.05" (3.0–7.6)

Jun

Jul: 1.92" (so far)· normal 3.98" (2.1–5.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.85" (2.0–6.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.64" (1.3–6.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.79" (1.0–5.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.18" (0.6–4.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.73" (0.8–3.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:43 AM

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Station Location

42.4636, -91.8952

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