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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA

FORT DODGE, IA42.5083°N, -94.2033°W Updated 58 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,280cfs

GAUGE HT

4.52ft

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

5mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,280cfs 84.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,122–1,518 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,350cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,280cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.52ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

61°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

90°

75°

TUE

90°

72°

WED

90°

72°

THU

92°

75°

FRI

94°

72°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

64°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph ESE

G 20 mph

G20

ESE

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ESE

G13

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SSE

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G30

G28

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G32

SSE

G34

SSE

G29

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SSE

G33

SSE

G34

SSE

G35

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G32

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G32

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G32

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G25

SSW

G13

G22

G27

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G25

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G16

G20

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G28

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G29

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G30

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G26

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G23

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G26

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G27

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G28

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G37

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

15%

25%

12%

16%

14%

32%

41%

20%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

72%

41%

100%

93%

38%

12%

15%

100%

40%

28%

12%

25%

100%

70%

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12%

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100%

71%

22%

37%

82%

100%

18%

92%

71%

28%

100%

80%

43%

100%

98%

100%

91%

46%

100%

21%

11%

28%

77%

12%

100%

58%

57%

10%

100%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

979

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

08:58 PM

15H 17M OF DAYLIGHT14H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.5083, -94.2033

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 06:58 UTC

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