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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Stratford, IA

WEBSTER COUNTY, IA42.2522°N, -93.9975°W Updated 51 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,810cfs

GAUGE HT

6.49ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

7mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,810cfs 82.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,590–2,151 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,960cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,760cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.49ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

63°

SUN

91°

67°

MON

90°

74°

TUE

90°

71°

WED

90°

74°

THU

92°

75°

FRI

94°

73°

TIME

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hourly forecast

67°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

12mph ESE

G 18 mph

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G37

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G37

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G30

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G35

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PRECIP

chance %

11%

14%

28%

38%

18%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

39%

55%

100%

80%

62%

23%

38%

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27%

12%

100%

47%

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55%

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46%

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12%

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10%

100%

79%

100%

29%

100%

55%

100%

15%

47%

11%

40%

12%

100%

12%

16%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

980

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

08:56 PM

15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT13H 5M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

42.2522, -93.9975

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:51 UTC

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