City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa
Water's Edge Nature Center
City, County & Regional Parks · Iowa, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Nearest town
- Algona
- Address
- 1010 250th St., Algona, IA 50511
- Phone
- 515-295-2138
About
Kossuth County Conservation nature center with a meeting room, enclosed shelter rental, kayak rentals, nature library, playground, fishing access, and nearby swimming. Camping listed as an available activity, but site count, hookup details, and rates are not published - call the nature center to confirm before visiting. Electricity, dump station, and pressurized water available.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 3° | -23° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 11° | -30° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 28° | -1° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 38° | 14° | 82° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 62° | 46° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 52° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 64° | 54° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 60° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 43° | 24° | 81° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 31° | -2° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 18° | -14° | 67° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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