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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River blw Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IA

DES MOINES, IA41.5786°N, -93.6056°W Updated 50 min ago

FLOW RATE

3,840cfs

GAUGE HT

11.78ft

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

3,840cfs 72.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,332–4,508 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,980cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,830cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.78ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

65°

SUN

92°

67°

MON

90°

77°

TUE

91°

71°

WED

91°

76°

THU

92°

74°

FRI

94°

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TIME

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TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ESE

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G31

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G28

SSE

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G29

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G30

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

11%

13%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

58%

89%

100%

51%

100%

63%

90%

51%

16%

57%

100%

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82%

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10%

67%

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16%

14%

78%

11%

10%

100%

98%

10%

13%

100%

88%

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

08:52 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT13H 2M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.5786, -93.6056

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:50 UTC

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