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DES MOINES RIVER

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DES MOINES RIVER AT JACKSON, MN

JACKSON, MN43.6208°N, -94.9850°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

272cfs

GAUGE HT

7.92ft

AIR TEMP

61°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

272cfs 89.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 240–324 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

303cfs

PERIOD LOW

272cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.92ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

59°

SUN

88°

66°

MON

93°

73°

TUE

90°

71°

WED

92°

73°

THU

94°

64°

FRI

90°

65°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

68°

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74°

76°

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68°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph SE

G 25 mph

G25

G20

G22

G23

G22

G20

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G21

SSE

G24

SSE

G25

G22

G25

G19

G22

G24

G29

SSE

G30

SSE

G34

G31

G35

G37

G34

G31

ESE

G40

G41

G39

G38

SSE

G37

SSE

G36

SSE

G31

G27

G25

G26

SSE

G29

SSE

G32

SSE

G32

SSE

G32

SSE

G33

SSE

G36

G37

G38

G37

G39

G38

G39

G38

G35

G34

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G33

SSW

G31

SSW

G34

SSW

G32

SSW

G34

SSW

G26

WSW

G12

WSW

G11

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G23

G34

G32

G30

G31

G32

SSW

G29

G30

G29

SSW

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G23

G24

G23

G21

SSW

G22

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

G26

G28

G32

G36

G38

G40

SSW

G40

G39

G38

SSW

G34

SSW

G29

SSW

G25

SSW

G21

SSW

G21

G26

G29

SSW

G29

G30

G32

G35

G37

SSW

G36

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

22%

27%

20%

15%

10%

16%

15%

12%

17%

23%

12%

27%

47%

19%

11%

30%

CLOUDS

cover %

46%

partly

46%

23%

100%

16%

21%

76%

46%

38%

39%

50%

100%

92%

32%

96%

100%

95%

84%

38%

18%

11%

100%

46%

58%

11%

13%

11%

73%

100%

51%

100%

20%

100%

74%

100%

63%

24%

100%

12%

19%

100%

48%

89%

20%

73%

26%

100%

88%

61%

40%

34%

35%

40%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

967

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:05 PM

15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT13H 12M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

43.6208, -94.9850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:53 UTC

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