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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 22 min ago

FLOW RATE

385cfs

GAUGE HT

8.45ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

18mph SE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

385cfs 87.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 316–428 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

385cfs

PERIOD LOW

346cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.45ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

70°

MON

92°

74°

TUE

91°

77°

WED

90°

74°

THU

88°

73°

FRI

93°

77°

SAT

94°

76°

TIME

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TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

15mph SSE

G 25 mph

G25

SSE

G18

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G20

SSE

G20

SSE

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G30

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G21

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G20

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G18

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G23

G15

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G13

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G26

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G34

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G27

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G24

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G23

PRECIP

chance %

13%

15%

12%

21%

22%

47%

50%

47%

16%

50%

31%

CLOUDS

cover %

50%

partly

50%

15%

13%

100%

47%

100%

44%

100%

47%

12%

100%

18%

12%

100%

97%

56%

74%

100%

99%

93%

94%

100%

82%

83%

100%

77%

46%

76%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

966

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Strong

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 18M OF DAYLIGHT0H 37M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

42.7236, -94.1933

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 20:22 UTC

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