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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA

HUMBOLDT, IA42.7194°N, -94.2203°W Updated 27 min ago

FLOW RATE

674cfs

GAUGE HT

4.23ft

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

5mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

674cfs 85.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 587–795 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

709cfs

PERIOD LOW

674cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.23ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

60°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

90°

72°

WED

90°

72°

THU

92°

76°

FRI

94°

69°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

63°

mild

63°

65°

68°

70°

72°

75°

77°

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89°

86°

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81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ESE

G 20 mph

G20

ESE

G21

G18

ESE

G16

G15

G17

G18

G15

G17

G20

SSE

G20

G22

SSE

G23

SSE

G16

G17

G18

G21

G22

G28

G27

G30

G35

G36

G42

G41

G36

G35

G31

G34

SSE

G34

SSE

G31

G29

G28

G27

G29

G30

SSE

G31

SSE

G32

SSE

G35

G32

SSE

G31

SSE

G32

SSE

G34

SSE

G34

SSE

G36

G37

G36

G33

G31

SSW

G30

SSW

G32

SSW

G34

SSW

G35

SSW

G35

G32

G31

G33

G29

SSW

G15

SSW

G20

G29

G32

G37

G14

G17

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G21

SSW

G31

SSW

G29

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G27

SSW

G30

G33

G34

G35

G36

G35

G36

G35

G32

SSW

G32

G27

G29

G26

SSW

G24

G22

G23

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

G28

G30

G34

G36

G37

PRECIP

chance %

10%

40%

14%

17%

35%

45%

20%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

48%

83%

94%

100%

78%

97%

61%

57%

100%

34%

100%

80%

94%

96%

49%

70%

61%

77%

100%

65%

27%

17%

94%

71%

100%

61%

100%

90%

100%

75%

100%

10%

21%

38%

21%

99%

100%

87%

47%

100%

75%

19%

100%

82%

27%

10%

100%

11%

84%

99%

15%

18%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

976

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT14H 2M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.7194, -94.2203

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 06:57 UTC

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