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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 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,293cfs

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

6mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

1,293cfs 76.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,340–1,812 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,953cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,293cfs

RUNNABLE

63%

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

62°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

90°

75°

TUE

90°

72°

WED

90°

72°

THU

92°

75°

FRI

94°

72°

TIME

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hourly forecast

67°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

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PRECIP

chance %

18%

12%

16%

14%

32%

41%

20%

24%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

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72%

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21%

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28%

77%

12%

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58%

57%

10%

100%

10%

16%

27%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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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 DAYLIGHT12H 35M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.5083, -94.2033

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 08:23 UTC

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