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Iowa · river

Perry Creek near Hinton

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:45:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:57:38 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Perry Creek near Hinton
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — BNSF 250, Hinton - Flickr - chief huddleston.jpg by Jerry Huddleston from Hampton, Minnesota, US, CC BY 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 20 mph

Air temp

57°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Tuesday · 90

  • Mon

    77

  • Tue

    90

    Best

  • Wed

    39

  • Thu

    58

  • Fri

    76

  • Sat

    47

  • Sun

    66

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
10a1224
11a1119
12p1116
1p1220
2p1220
3p1222
4p921
5p612
6p714
7p817
8p818
9p816

Current score unavailable

    We don't have launch notes for this one

    This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

    We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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