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Pinicon Ridge Park Watercraft Concession

Pinicon Ridge Park Watercraft Concession

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Pinicon Ridge Park Watercraft Concession is a kayak & canoe livery in Central City. They offer in-park rentals of kayaks, canoes, paddleboats, and paddleboards for use on calm backwater channels and the slow-flowing Wapsipinicon River.

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Disciplines
Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

2012 to 2026

The water at Pinicon Ridge Park Watercraft Concession typically runs highest in April, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in October, at 7.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,620 cfs, in 2014.

Typical flow by month at Indian Creek at Marion, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January125.0 to 22
February117.3 to 27
March3320 to 71
April5325 to 133
May4726 to 85
June3214 to 103
July2812 to 70
August107.4 to 24
September7.54.4 to 10
October7.45.3 to 12
November115.8 to 30
December115.1 to 21

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Indian Creek at Marion, IA (site 05464695). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

63Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Thu, Sep 24 (84)

Streamflow

446 cfs

Above normal (90th)

Water level

5.12 ft

High today

60°F

Wind

10 kt

Gusts 23 kt

Rain chance

43%

Week ahead

Tue60°F43%
Wed65°F9%
Thu65°F2%
Fri61°F5%
Sat56°F35%
Sun65°F30%
Mon67°F12%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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