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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, 19 Oct 2026 18:45:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:51:07 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

10 mph

gusting to 15 mph

Air temp

64°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

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

Weather outlook

Sunday · 93

  • Mon

    88

  • Tue

    80

  • Wed

    85

  • Thu

    81

  • Fri

    23

  • Sat

    27

  • Sun

    93

    Best

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)
1p913
2p1015
3p913
4p1114
5p1115
6p716
7p710
8p715
9p614
10p613
11p614
12a614

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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