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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 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

425cfs

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

6mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

425cfs 64.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 757–1,023 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,307cfs

PERIOD LOW

425cfs

RUNNABLE

39%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

58°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

91°

75°

TUE

90°

73°

WED

90°

73°

THU

92°

75°

FRI

95°

64°

TIME

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hourly forecast

65°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

12mph SE

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PRECIP

chance %

12%

13%

10%

19%

20%

10%

29%

48%

21%

29%

26%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

64%

50%

33%

31%

47%

74%

73%

82%

100%

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42%

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100%

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96%

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86%

100%

81%

45%

86%

93%

81%

11%

72%

69%

67%

63%

50%

35%

28%

37%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

972

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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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 DAYLIGHT12H 39M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

43.1265, -94.7072

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

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