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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 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

275cfs

AIR TEMP

60°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

275cfs 59.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 203–275 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,716cfs

PERIOD LOW

22cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

59°

SUN

89°

66°

MON

93°

73°

TUE

90°

71°

WED

92°

73°

THU

94°

64°

FRI

90°

65°

TIME

SAT

NOW

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TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

14mph SSE

G 23 mph

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SSE

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G21

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G22

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G26

SSE

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SSE

G27

G28

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SSE

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SSE

G38

G44

G37

G22

ESE

G28

ESE

G34

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SSE

G31

SSE

G30

G28

G27

G28

G18

SSE

G19

SSE

G21

SSE

G24

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G29

G36

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G38

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G38

G35

G34

SSW

G32

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SSW

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G31

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G32

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G26

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G23

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G25

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G24

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G36

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G21

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G29

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G34

PRECIP

chance %

22%

27%

20%

15%

10%

25%

35%

14%

10%

36%

46%

22%

16%

44%

30%

CLOUDS

cover %

37%

few

37%

20%

28%

24%

18%

38%

41%

33%

21%

65%

100%

83%

19%

26%

100%

51%

100%

91%

95%

30%

13%

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%

50%

63%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

968

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:05 PM

15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT11H 56M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

43.6208, -94.9850

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:09 UTC

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