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WAPSIPINICON RIVER

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Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA

BREMER COUNTY, IA42.8361°N, -92.2574°W Updated 4 hr ago

FLOW RATE

487cfs

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

11mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

487cfs 9.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 144–194 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,048cfs

PERIOD LOW

60cfs

RUNNABLE

10%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.9in

≈ normal

21.85 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.76 in).

YTD Total

21.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.4–27.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+5%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.66" · normal 1.36" (0.6–2.1)

Jan

Feb: 1.09" · normal 1.40" (0.6–2.3)

Feb

Mar: 1.79" · normal 2.40" (1.2–3.9)

Mar

Apr: 5.71" · normal 4.20" (2.4–5.6)

Apr

May: 3.64" · normal 4.93" (2.5–7.7)

May

Jun: 5.85" · normal 5.26" (3.0–7.9)

Jun

Jul: 2.11" (so far)· normal 4.18" (2.4–5.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.99" (2.1–7.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.61" (1.3–5.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.77" (0.9–4.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.06" (0.6–3.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.66" (0.7–2.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:46 AM

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Station Location

42.8361, -92.2574

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