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WEST FORK CEDAR

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West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA

BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IA42.6294°N, -92.5435°W Updated 45 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,580cfs

GAUGE HT

9.90ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

5mph W

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,580cfs 52.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,437–1,943 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,930cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,510cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.90ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

64°

FRI

85°

66°

SAT

82°

64°

SUN

81°

63°

MON

82°

65°

TUE

84°

67°

WED

83°

65°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

70°

74°

77°

79°

81°

82°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

71°

75°

79°

81°

82°

83°

84°

85°

83°

81°

78°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

69°

72°

74°

77°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

79°

75°

72°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

66°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

80°

81°

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76°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

70°

74°

76°

78°

79°

81°

82°

81°

80°

77°

74°

71°

70°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph WNW

G 9 mph

WNW

G18

NNW

G14

NNW

WNW

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNW

G10

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

WNW

G10

NNE

ESE

G11

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

61%

100%

44%

94%

72%

11%

73%

91%

93%

100%

87%

100%

59%

78%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

981

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

30% illuminated

Station Location

42.6294, -92.5435

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 06:45 UTC

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