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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IA

DES MOINES, IA41.6119°N, -93.6197°W Updated 42 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,140cfs

GAUGE HT

14.08ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

6mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,140cfs 74.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,836–2,484 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,190cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,120cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.08ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

66°

SUN

92°

68°

MON

91°

76°

TUE

91°

71°

WED

91°

75°

THU

93°

73°

FRI

94°

74°

TIME

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TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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WIND

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6mph ESE

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G41

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G28

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G29

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G29

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G30

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PRECIP

chance %

12%

10%

11%

12%

13%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

57%

100%

85%

100%

46%

93%

60%

14%

23%

100%

43%

79%

28%

100%

15%

12%

100%

82%

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24%

100%

75%

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100%

98%

100%

90%

77%

80%

95%

13%

73%

33%

11%

100%

91%

43%

26%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT13H 55M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.6119, -93.6197

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 06:57 UTC

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