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DES MOINES RIVER

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DES MOINES RIVER ABOVE WINDOM, MN

COTTONWOOD COUNTY, MN43.8903°N, -95.1611°W Updated 23 min ago

FLOW RATE

278cfs

GAUGE HT

10.94ft

AIR TEMP

62°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

278cfs 88.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 242–328 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

300cfs

PERIOD LOW

278cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

10.94ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

60°

SUN

88°

66°

MON

91°

72°

TUE

90°

69°

WED

90°

74°

THU

93°

64°

FRI

84°

64°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

68°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph SSE

G 24 mph

G24

SSE

G22

SSE

G24

G22

SSE

G21

G19

G20

G22

SSE

G24

SSE

G26

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SSE

G32

SSE

G33

G37

G43

G17

SSW

G37

G38

G41

G39

G37

SSE

G35

SSE

G34

SSE

G29

G24

G20

SSE

G21

SSE

G24

SSE

G29

G34

G33

SSE

G37

SSE

G37

G38

G37

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G41

G42

G41

G40

G38

G36

SSW

G35

SSW

G34

SSW

G34

SSW

G33

SSW

G33

SSW

G30

SSW

G26

WSW

G21

G18

SSW

G18

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G21

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G21

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G24

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G22

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G22

SSW

G21

SSW

G30

G28

G32

SSW

G30

G28

G26

SSW

G24

SSW

G22

G20

G21

SSW

G21

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

G28

G32

G33

G31

G30

G28

G32

G36

SSW

G39

SSW

G45

SSW

G38

SSW

G35

SSW

G31

SSW

G28

G20

SSW

G16

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G17

G24

G25

SSW

G25

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G27

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G30

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G33

G30

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G36

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G33

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PRECIP

chance %

26%

47%

28%

11%

17%

13%

14%

20%

10%

25%

42%

19%

12%

31%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

79%

mostly

79%

95%

23%

20%

25%

100%

26%

27%

26%

50%

72%

43%

59%

20%

58%

71%

100%

93%

100%

72%

65%

24%

14%

15%

11%

71%

100%

12%

26%

10%

55%

10%

100%

14%

100%

98%

52%

88%

40%

11%

52%

100%

70%

69%

100%

95%

87%

73%

55%

47%

57%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

966

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:07 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT12H 44M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

43.8903, -95.1611

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 08:23 UTC

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