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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA

PALO ALTO COUNTY, IA43.1265°N, -94.7072°W Updated 43 min ago

FLOW RATE

425cfs

AIR TEMP

62°F

WIND

6mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

425cfs 88.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 372–504 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

451cfs

PERIOD LOW

422cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

59°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

91°

75°

TUE

90°

73°

WED

90°

73°

THU

92°

75°

FRI

95°

64°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

62°

mild

62°

65°

67°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

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82°

84°

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82°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph ESE

G 23 mph

G23

ESE

G22

G19

G20

G19

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G20

SSE

G23

G22

SSE

G22

G20

G22

G21

G28

G27

G26

G34

G30

G32

G38

G34

G35

G33

G35

SSE

G36

SSE

G36

SSE

G32

SSE

G29

G26

SSE

G29

SSE

G31

SSE

G31

SSE

G33

SSE

G35

SSE

G33

SSE

G34

SSE

G34

SSE

G36

SSE

G37

G39

G38

G35

G34

SSW

G33

SSW

G35

SSW

G35

SSW

G34

SSW

G33

G29

SSW

G29

G31

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G49

G22

G25

G29

G36

G22

SSE

G24

G27

G29

SSW

G35

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G28

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G31

SSE

G32

G31

G32

G33

G37

SSW

G37

G31

G28

SSW

G30

G29

SSW

G29

SSW

G28

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

G29

G32

G36

G39

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

43%

10%

19%

20%

10%

29%

48%

21%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

40%

39%

41%

68%

84%

100%

25%

89%

20%

39%

25%

100%

70%

100%

41%

27%

12%

10%

59%

100%

17%

15%

100%

32%

66%

96%

100%

15%

14%

16%

100%

86%

100%

81%

45%

86%

93%

81%

11%

72%

69%

67%

63%

50%

35%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

971

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

09:02 PM

15H 21M OF DAYLIGHT14H 4M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

43.1265, -94.7072

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 06:58 UTC

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