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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 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,561cfs

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

3mph SW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1,561cfs 47.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 558–754 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,706cfs

PERIOD LOW

230cfs

RUNNABLE

23%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

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

70°

mild

70°

74°

76°

77°

80°

82°

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84°

82°

80°

77°

76°

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72°

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81°

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69°

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66°

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66°

69°

72°

74°

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81°

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81°

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75°

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66°

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64°

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70°

74°

76°

78°

79°

81°

82°

81°

80°

77°

74°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph W

G 11 mph

G11

WNW

NNW

WNW

WSW

ENE

ESE

NNE

G10

NNW

NNE

NNW

G10

NNE

ENE

ESE

NNW

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

90%

100%

95%

100%

81%

100%

94%

96%

100%

39%

51%

66%

100%

59%

78%

21%

45%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

981

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

29% illuminated

Station Location

42.6294, -92.5435

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

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