Iowa Flood Center Precipitation Gages and Soil Moisture Probes
Access Rainfall and Soil Moisture/Temperature Data using the Iowa Flood Information System and any of the following three methods
METHOD 1 (Step by step instructions)
- Visit http://iowafloodcenter.org
- Launch IFIS >> http://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifis/en/
- Click Launch IFIS (View Screenshot)
- From the dashboard, click LAUNCH in the STATE OVERVIEW tab. (View Screenshot)
- Click Rain/Soil Moisture Gauges under the DATA RESOURCES tab. (View Screenshot)
- The gauges should now appear, zoom in to the Turkey River Watershed by double clicking or using the controls in the upper left. (View Screenshot)
- Click on an icon for basic information. Click the INFO buttons for more detailed data. (View Screenshot)
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METHOD 2 (The link in step 1 allows you to skip steps 1-4 above.)
- Visit http://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifis/main/?c=State_of_Iowa&par=10*43.043482*-91.678894*0*0*0&snapshot=1
- Click Rain/Soil Moisture Gauges under the DATA RESOURCES tab.
- Click on an icon for basic information. Click the INFO buttons for more detailed data. (View Screenshot)
METHOD 3
Bookmark a particular gauge using the links in the following table. Each gauge has a link for Rainfall Info and a link for Soil Temperature/Moisture Info.
ID | Nearest City | Road | Precipitation Data | Soil Moisture & Precipitation Data | County |
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NASA0026 | W of Cresco | Hwy 9 | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Howard |
NASA0027 | N of Lawler | 160th St | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Chickasaw |
NASA0028 | E of Waucoma | S Ave | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Fayette |
NASA0029 | E of Fayette | D Ave | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Fayette |
NASA0030 | E of Elma | Hwy 63, 200th St | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Howard |
NASA0031 | SW of Ridgeway | 230th St | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Winneshiek |
NASA0032 | SW of Elgin | Dove Rd | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Fayette |
NASA0033 | SE of Postville | Concord Ave | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Clayton |
NASA0035 | S of Ossian | 180th Ave | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Winneshiek |
NASA0036 | SW of Osterdock | Kittyhawk Ave | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Clayton |
NASA0037 | NE of Farmersburg | Harness Rd | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Clayton |
NASA0038 | Elkader | Hwy 13 | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Clayton |
NASA0039 | Calmar | 170th St | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Winneshiek |
NASA0040 | S of Elkader | Emblem Rd/Hwy 13 | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Clayton |
NASA0041 | SW of Cresco | Robin Ave | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Howard |
NASA0042 | Fayette | 146th St | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Fayette |
NASA0043 | SE of Elgin | Abbey Rd | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Fayette |
NASA0044 | W Union | Airport | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Fayette |
NASA0045 | E of Edgewood | Hwy 3 | Rainfall | Soil Temp/Moisture | Delaware |