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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 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

380cfs

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

14mph SE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

380cfs 52.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 759–1,027 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,392cfs

PERIOD LOW

380cfs

RUNNABLE

23%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

62°

SUN

91°

68°

MON

90°

75°

TUE

92°

74°

WED

91°

74°

THU

93°

77°

FRI

91°

72°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

73°

71°

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89°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph SE

G 17 mph

G17

G20

ESE

G18

G28

G30

G31

G28

G30

G31

G30

G31

ESE

G34

G36

G34

G32

G33

SSE

G33

SSE

G31

SSE

G31

G29

G28

G27

G24

G18

G21

G20

G22

G20

G17

G25

G28

SSE

G33

G37

G35

G33

G32

G34

G37

G36

SSW

G34

SSW

G35

SSW

G35

G36

G34

G36

G34

G36

G37

G36

G37

G31

G33

G34

G33

SSW

G31

SSW

G29

SSW

G26

G24

G23

G22

WSW

G22

WNW

G23

WNW

G31

WNW

G31

G32

G31

SSE

G30

SSE

G27

G23

G24

SSW

G26

SSW

G22

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G16

SSW

G19

SSW

G21

G22

G24

G27

G32

G34

G35

G34

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G31

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G24

G21

G19

G18

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

29%

25%

11%

37%

52%

29%

41%

40%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

47%

83%

77%

100%

36%

100%

40%

32%

100%

80%

98%

92%

50%

34%

38%

28%

15%

100%

20%

98%

100%

81%

10%

71%

100%

16%

100%

14%

100%

94%

100%

86%

95%

100%

65%

100%

70%

11%

61%

100%

77%

100%

93%

100%

96%

56%

100%

91%

73%

21%

100%

62%

49%

65%

88%

16%

100%

20%

24%

99%

48%

45%

38%

39%

58%

84%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

973

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 19M OF DAYLIGHT2H 19M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

94% illuminated

Station Location

42.7236, -94.1933

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 18:40 UTC

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