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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Saylorville, IA

POLK COUNTY, IA41.6803°N, -93.6676°W Updated 55 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,980cfs

GAUGE HT

4.13ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

5mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,980cfs 74.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,683–2,277 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,980cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,980cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.13ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

65°

SUN

92°

67°

MON

91°

76°

TUE

91°

71°

WED

91°

75°

THU

92°

73°

FRI

94°

74°

TIME

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NOW

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MON

TUE

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THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph ESE

G 15 mph

G15

ESE

G13

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G15

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G17

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G14

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G25

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G26

G32

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G32

ESE

G28

G30

G29

G30

SSE

G29

SSE

G32

SSE

G29

G28

G30

G31

G32

G34

G36

G35

G33

G31

G32

G36

G35

G33

SSW

G33

SSW

G31

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G34

SSW

G34

SSW

G30

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G30

G32

G31

G32

G33

G36

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SSW

G37

SSW

G33

G35

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G28

G36

G33

G32

SSW

G28

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G26

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G27

SSW

G29

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G29

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G30

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G30

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G35

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G40

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G34

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G31

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G30

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G27

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G26

G28

G30

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SSW

G34

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

13%

14%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

94%

91%

100%

69%

100%

47%

75%

14%

12%

57%

100%

51%

65%

39%

100%

32%

100%

77%

10%

100%

82%

100%

24%

100%

75%

15%

100%

98%

100%

90%

77%

80%

95%

13%

73%

33%

11%

100%

91%

43%

26%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

985

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

08:53 PM

15H 11M OF DAYLIGHT12H 58M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.6803, -93.6676

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:55 UTC

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