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Live/Water/Iowa/Fairfax - Prairie Creek

Fairfax - Prairie Creek

A water gauge in Linn County, Iowa. Its stage was 740.75 ft as of Sep 27, 2:15 AM CDT.

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Stage now
740.75 ftreported Sep 27, 2:15 AM CDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.26 ftsince Sep 26, 2:15 AM
Rank
453of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Elevation
772 ftabove sea level
County
Linn County
Position
41.9232° N, 91.7837° W
Record since
2015

Water level

Fairfax - Prairie Creek

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Fairfax - Prairie Creek: the water from 740.75 to 741.02 feet of stage, the latest 740.75 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 741.02 FT, SEP 26, 3:15 AM · LOW 740.75 FT, SEP 27, 2:15 AM740.70740.80740.90741.00741.103 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 27740.75
Latest
740.75 ftSep 27, 2:15 AM
Highest
741.02 ftSep 26, 3:15 AM
Lowest
740.75 ftSep 27, 2:15 AM
Range
0.27 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.23 ftsince Sep 26, 2:45 AM
Readings
90
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 2:15 AM740.75
Sep 27, 2:00 AM740.78
Sep 27, 1:45 AM740.78
Sep 27, 1:30 AM740.79
Sep 27, 1:15 AM740.78
Sep 27, 1:00 AM740.78
Sep 27, 12:45 AM740.77
Sep 27, 12:30 AM740.80
Sep 27, 12:15 AM740.80
Sep 27, 12:00 AM740.81
Sep 26, 11:45 PM740.81
Sep 26, 11:30 PM740.81
Sep 26, 11:15 PM740.80
Sep 26, 11:00 PM740.83
Sep 26, 10:45 PM740.81
Sep 26, 10:30 PM740.79
Sep 26, 10:15 PM740.81
Sep 26, 10:00 PM740.82
Sep 26, 9:45 PM740.80
Sep 26, 9:30 PM740.79
Sep 26, 9:15 PM740.79
Sep 26, 9:00 PM740.82
Sep 26, 8:45 PM740.83
Sep 26, 8:30 PM740.83
Sep 26, 8:15 PM740.82
Sep 26, 8:00 PM740.81
Sep 26, 7:45 PM740.80
Sep 26, 7:30 PM740.81
Sep 26, 7:15 PM740.79
Sep 26, 7:00 PM740.79
Sep 26, 6:45 PM740.82
Sep 26, 6:30 PM740.83
Sep 26, 6:15 PM740.84
Sep 26, 6:00 PM740.84
Sep 26, 5:45 PM740.85
Sep 26, 5:30 PM740.82
Sep 26, 5:15 PM740.81
Sep 26, 3:45 PM740.84
Sep 26, 3:30 PM740.83
Sep 26, 3:15 PM740.87
Sep 26, 3:00 PM740.88
Sep 26, 2:45 PM740.89
Sep 26, 2:30 PM740.88
Sep 26, 2:15 PM740.87
Sep 26, 2:00 PM740.88
Sep 26, 1:45 PM740.89
Sep 26, 1:30 PM740.90
Sep 26, 1:15 PM740.89
Sep 26, 1:00 PM740.89
Sep 26, 12:45 PM740.87
Sep 26, 12:30 PM740.90
Sep 26, 12:15 PM740.89
Sep 26, 12:00 PM740.90
Sep 26, 11:45 AM740.90
Sep 26, 11:30 AM740.91
Sep 26, 11:15 AM740.91
Sep 26, 11:00 AM740.90
Sep 26, 10:45 AM740.90
Sep 26, 10:30 AM740.91
Sep 26, 10:15 AM740.92
Sep 26, 10:00 AM740.91
Sep 26, 9:45 AM740.92
Sep 26, 9:30 AM740.93
Sep 26, 9:15 AM740.92
Sep 26, 9:00 AM740.90
Sep 26, 8:45 AM740.94
Sep 26, 8:30 AM740.95
Sep 26, 8:15 AM740.95
Sep 26, 8:00 AM740.96
Sep 26, 7:45 AM740.96
Sep 26, 7:30 AM740.95
Sep 26, 7:15 AM740.97
Sep 26, 7:00 AM740.96
Sep 26, 6:45 AM740.97
Sep 26, 6:30 AM740.98
Sep 26, 6:15 AM740.97
Sep 26, 6:00 AM740.98
Sep 26, 5:45 AM740.98
Sep 26, 5:30 AM740.98
Sep 26, 5:15 AM741.00
Sep 26, 5:00 AM740.99
Sep 26, 4:45 AM740.97
Sep 26, 4:30 AM740.98
Sep 26, 4:15 AM740.98
Sep 26, 4:00 AM740.98
Sep 26, 3:45 AM740.98
Sep 26, 3:30 AM740.99
Sep 26, 3:15 AM741.02
Sep 26, 3:00 AM741.01
Sep 26, 2:45 AM740.98
Water level, 7 days at Fairfax - Prairie Creek: the water from 740.75 to 748.35 feet of stage, the latest 740.75 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 748.35 FT, SEP 21, 5:15 AM · LOW 740.75 FT, SEP 27, 2:15 AM740742744746748750Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27740.75
Latest
740.75 ftSep 27, 2:15 AM
Highest
748.35 ftSep 21, 5:15 AM
Lowest
740.75 ftSep 27, 2:15 AM
Range
7.60 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 3.02 ftsince Sep 20, 2:45 AM
Readings
665
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 2:15 AM740.75
Sep 27, 1:45 AM740.78
Sep 27, 12:45 AM740.77
Sep 26, 11:45 PM740.81
Sep 26, 10:45 PM740.81
Sep 26, 9:45 PM740.80
Sep 26, 8:45 PM740.83
Sep 26, 7:45 PM740.80
Sep 26, 6:45 PM740.82
Sep 26, 5:45 PM740.85
Sep 26, 3:45 PM740.84
Sep 26, 2:45 PM740.89
Sep 26, 1:45 PM740.89
Sep 26, 12:45 PM740.87
Sep 26, 11:45 AM740.90
Sep 26, 10:45 AM740.90
Sep 26, 9:45 AM740.92
Sep 26, 8:45 AM740.94
Sep 26, 7:45 AM740.96
Sep 26, 6:45 AM740.97
Sep 26, 5:45 AM740.98
Sep 26, 4:45 AM740.97
Sep 26, 3:45 AM740.98
Sep 26, 2:45 AM740.98
Sep 26, 1:45 AM741.00
Sep 26, 12:45 AM741.00
Sep 25, 11:45 PM741.05
Sep 25, 10:45 PM741.06
Sep 25, 9:45 PM741.06
Sep 25, 8:45 PM741.08
Sep 25, 7:45 PM741.06
Sep 25, 6:45 PM741.08
Sep 25, 5:45 PM741.08
Sep 25, 4:45 PM741.10
Sep 25, 3:45 PM741.09
Sep 25, 2:45 PM741.12
Sep 25, 1:45 PM741.13
Sep 25, 12:45 PM741.14
Sep 25, 11:45 AM741.18
Sep 25, 10:45 AM741.19
Sep 25, 9:45 AM741.18
Sep 25, 8:45 AM741.21
Sep 25, 7:45 AM741.23
Sep 25, 6:45 AM741.23
Sep 25, 5:45 AM741.24
Sep 25, 4:45 AM741.29
Sep 25, 3:45 AM741.32
Sep 25, 2:45 AM741.33
Sep 25, 1:45 AM741.31
Sep 25, 12:45 AM741.37
Sep 24, 11:45 PM741.38
Sep 24, 10:45 PM741.39
Sep 24, 9:45 PM741.42
Sep 24, 8:45 PM741.41
Sep 24, 7:45 PM741.43
Sep 24, 6:45 PM741.44
Sep 24, 5:45 PM741.47
Sep 24, 4:45 PM741.48
Sep 24, 3:45 PM741.49
Sep 24, 2:45 PM741.50
Sep 24, 1:45 PM741.54
Sep 24, 12:45 PM741.62
Sep 24, 11:45 AM741.64
Sep 24, 10:45 AM741.67
Sep 24, 9:45 AM741.69
Sep 24, 8:45 AM741.78
Sep 24, 7:45 AM741.79
Sep 24, 6:45 AM741.81
Sep 24, 5:45 AM741.85
Sep 24, 4:45 AM741.88
Sep 24, 3:45 AM741.92
Sep 24, 2:45 AM741.98
Sep 24, 1:45 AM742.00
Sep 24, 12:45 AM742.03
Sep 23, 11:45 PM742.02
Sep 23, 10:45 PM742.08
Sep 23, 9:45 PM742.12
Sep 23, 8:45 PM742.16
Sep 23, 7:45 PM742.23
Sep 23, 6:45 PM742.26
Sep 23, 5:45 PM742.30
Sep 23, 4:45 PM742.34
Sep 23, 3:45 PM742.36
Sep 23, 2:45 PM742.43
Sep 23, 1:45 PM742.53
Sep 23, 12:45 PM742.56
Sep 23, 11:45 AM742.56
Sep 23, 10:45 AM742.60
Sep 23, 9:45 AM742.65
Sep 23, 8:45 AM742.81
Sep 23, 7:45 AM743.00
Sep 23, 6:45 AM743.18
Sep 23, 5:45 AM743.29
Sep 23, 4:45 AM743.52
Sep 23, 3:45 AM743.69
Sep 23, 2:45 AM743.99
Sep 23, 1:45 AM744.46
Sep 23, 12:45 AM744.99
Sep 22, 11:45 PM745.57
Sep 22, 10:45 PM746.02
Sep 22, 9:45 PM746.40
Sep 22, 8:45 PM746.64
Sep 22, 7:45 PM746.91
Sep 22, 6:45 PM747.10
Sep 22, 5:45 PM747.28
Sep 22, 4:45 PM747.42
Sep 22, 3:45 PM747.60
Sep 22, 2:45 PM747.72
Sep 22, 1:45 PM747.82
Sep 22, 12:45 PM747.91
Sep 22, 11:45 AM748.04
Sep 22, 10:45 AM748.07
Sep 22, 9:45 AM748.16
Sep 22, 8:45 AM748.14
Sep 22, 7:45 AM748.22
Sep 22, 6:45 AM748.22
Sep 22, 5:45 AM748.26
Sep 22, 4:45 AM748.24
Sep 22, 3:45 AM748.19
Sep 22, 2:45 AM748.23
Sep 22, 1:45 AM748.15
Sep 22, 12:45 AM748.15
Sep 21, 11:45 PM748.12
Sep 21, 10:45 PM748.11
Sep 21, 9:45 PM748.10
Sep 21, 8:45 PM748.06
Sep 21, 7:45 PM748.05
Sep 21, 6:45 PM747.99
Sep 21, 5:45 PM747.99
Sep 21, 4:45 PM747.94
Sep 21, 3:45 PM747.94
Sep 21, 2:45 PM747.98
Sep 21, 1:45 PM747.94
Sep 21, 12:45 PM748.00
Sep 21, 11:45 AM748.03
Sep 21, 10:45 AM748.09
Sep 21, 9:45 AM748.19
Sep 21, 8:45 AM748.22
Sep 21, 7:45 AM748.26
Sep 21, 6:45 AM748.35
Sep 21, 5:45 AM748.34
Sep 21, 4:45 AM748.31
Sep 21, 3:45 AM748.27
Sep 21, 2:45 AM748.16
Sep 21, 1:45 AM748.04
Sep 21, 12:45 AM747.87
Sep 20, 11:45 PM747.71
Sep 20, 10:45 PM747.43
Sep 20, 9:45 PM747.25
Sep 20, 8:45 PM747.05
Sep 20, 7:45 PM746.94
Sep 20, 6:45 PM746.80
Sep 20, 5:45 PM746.83
Sep 20, 4:45 PM746.85
Sep 20, 3:45 PM746.93
Sep 20, 2:45 PM747.05
Sep 20, 1:45 PM747.14
Sep 20, 12:45 PM747.24
Sep 20, 11:45 AM747.35
Sep 20, 10:45 AM747.36
Sep 20, 9:45 AM747.32
Sep 20, 8:45 AM747.26
Sep 20, 7:45 AM747.22
Sep 20, 6:45 AM747.21
Sep 20, 5:45 AM747.09
Sep 20, 4:45 AM746.47
Sep 20, 3:45 AM744.86
Sep 20, 2:45 AM743.77

Left out: 1 reading the gauge sent that were not the water, the furthest 735.23 ft on Sep 10. A reading is left out when it leaps away from the water and straight back, sticks on one value, or swings with a gauge in ice or failing.

Water level, 30 days at Fairfax - Prairie Creek: the water from 738.86 to 748.35 feet of stage, the latest 740.75 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 748.35 FT, SEP 21, 5:15 AM · LOW 738.86 FT, SEP 3, 10:00 AM738740743745748750Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 22740.75
Latest
740.75 ftSep 27, 2:15 AM
Highest
748.35 ftSep 21, 5:15 AM
Lowest
738.86 ftSep 3, 10:00 AM
Range
9.49 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 1.62 ftsince Aug 28, 2:45 AM
Readings
2,862
Left out
1not the water
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 27740.81740.75740.78740.7510
Sep 26741.04740.79740.91740.8190
Sep 25741.39741.03741.18741.0596
Sep 24742.06741.37741.66741.3896
Sep 23745.44742.02742.89742.0296
Sep 22748.26745.57747.65745.5796
Sep 21748.35747.73748.09748.1296
Sep 20747.71743.57746.53747.7196
Sep 19743.92743.04743.53743.6296
Sep 18743.03741.27741.95743.0396
Sep 17742.16740.22741.05742.0696
Sep 16741.01740.35740.72740.3596
Sep 15740.92739.16739.71740.9296
Sep 14739.21739.11739.16739.2196
Sep 13739.18739.09739.13739.1596
Sep 12739.24739.01739.15739.1496
Sep 11739.28739.06739.19739.2296
Sep 10739.45739.17739.30739.2795
Sep 9739.45739.21739.36739.4494
Sep 8739.23738.90739.06739.2096
Sep 7739.12738.96739.05739.0796
Sep 6739.13739.01739.07739.1396
Sep 5739.14738.92739.06739.1189
Sep 4739.16738.86739.06739.0896
Sep 3739.17738.86739.08739.1196
Sep 2739.20738.98739.10739.1596
Sep 1739.23739.06739.14739.1396
Aug 31739.25738.96739.14739.1996
Aug 30739.26739.06739.20739.2596
Aug 29739.24739.14739.20739.2195
Aug 28739.20738.92739.09739.1685

How it reports

Rank
453of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
89 of 9692.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
118 of 12594.4% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Sep 26, 3:45 PM
Latest report
Sep 27, 2:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
29 min9 in 10 within 30 min

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Near Fairfax - Prairie Creek

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.