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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 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

680cfs

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

6mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

680cfs 30.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 572–774 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,466cfs

PERIOD LOW

89cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

61°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

90°

72°

WED

90°

72°

THU

92°

76°

FRI

94°

69°

TIME

SAT

NOW

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MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph SE

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G20

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SSE

G34

SSE

G31

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SSE

G30

SSE

G30

SSE

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SSE

G33

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G35

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SSE

G38

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G26

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G25

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G28

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G37

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PRECIP

chance %

14%

17%

35%

45%

20%

29%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

86%

100%

81%

41%

100%

52%

46%

12%

14%

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17%

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13%

10%

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71%

100%

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100%

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100%

10%

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38%

21%

99%

100%

87%

47%

100%

75%

19%

100%

82%

27%

10%

100%

11%

84%

99%

15%

18%

27%

38%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

977

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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 DAYLIGHT12H 39M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.7194, -94.2203

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 08:20 UTC

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