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EAST FORK DES MOINES

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East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA

DAKOTA CITY, IA42.7236°N, -94.1933°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

376cfs

GAUGE HT

8.43ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

14mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

376cfs 87.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 327–443 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

404cfs

PERIOD LOW

346cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.43ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

62°

SUN

91°

68°

MON

91°

76°

TUE

91°

72°

WED

91°

76°

THU

93°

75°

FRI

94°

75°

TIME

SAT

NOW

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MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

14mph SE

G 20 mph

G20

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G25

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G33

SSE

G31

SSE

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G24

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G20

G17

G25

SSE

G28

SSE

G33

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G36

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G26

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G23

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G27

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G34

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G30

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G24

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G21

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G19

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PRECIP

chance %

29%

25%

11%

37%

52%

29%

41%

40%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

37%

57%

41%

26%

99%

100%

24%

60%

100%

80%

98%

92%

50%

34%

38%

28%

15%

100%

20%

76%

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57%

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69%

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69%

17%

100%

89%

91%

25%

77%

61%

78%

21%

11%

12%

93%

100%

21%

100%

59%

21%

32%

100%

19%

37%

55%

74%

93%

100%

85%

60%

44%

50%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

973

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT3H 53M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

94% illuminated

Station Location

42.7236, -94.1933

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

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