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EAST FORK DES MOINES

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East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IA

ALGONA, IA43.0827°N, -94.2306°W Updated 50 min ago

FLOW RATE

244cfs

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

13mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

244cfs 87.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 211–285 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

259cfs

PERIOD LOW

241cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

60°

SUN

90°

68°

MON

91°

75°

TUE

91°

72°

WED

91°

76°

THU

92°

74°

FRI

94°

73°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

75°

76°

74°

71°

69°

68°

69°

68°

69°

71°

73°

76°

79°

81°

84°

86°

89°

90°

89°

86°

83°

82°

81°

80°

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78°

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84°

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91°

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84°

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82°

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76°

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81°

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86°

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91°

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82°

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76°

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81°

85°

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91°

89°

86°

84°

83°

82°

78°

76°

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74°

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77°

80°

83°

86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

14mph SE

G 21 mph

G21

G22

G23

G22

G20

G18

G20

G27

G29

G32

G27

G31

G32

ESE

G38

G37

G34

G35

G34

SSE

G33

SSE

G30

G29

G28

G27

G22

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

G22

G24

G23

G27

G29

G33

SSE

G35

G37

G35

G33

G32

G35

G37

G36

G34

SSW

G34

SSW

G35

G36

G34

SSW

G36

SSW

G37

G33

G35

SSW

G34

SSW

G32

G35

G34

G32

G28

SSW

G26

SSW

G24

G22

G21

G20

SSW

G19

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

G26

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G28

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G26

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

SSW

G14

G19

G20

G22

G23

G28

G33

G34

G33

SSW

G29

SSW

G28

G26

G22

G20

SSW

G18

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

29%

28%

15%

40%

49%

28%

44%

41%

CLOUDS

cover %

71%

mostly

71%

100%

40%

77%

31%

100%

88%

94%

100%

88%

81%

67%

60%

100%

44%

37%

35%

11%

100%

76%

100%

94%

53%

100%

16%

58%

13%

84%

100%

49%

94%

53%

100%

78%

73%

11%

100%

80%

58%

11%

100%

15%

85%

51%

100%

42%

73%

100%

44%

71%

10%

36%

70%

93%

94%

82%

71%

61%

50%

46%

54%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

972

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

09:00 PM

15H 21M OF DAYLIGHT3H 55M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

94% illuminated

Station Location

43.0827, -94.2306

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 17:05 UTC

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