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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Swan, IA

MARION COUNTY, IA41.4894°N, -93.2782°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5,076cfs

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

8mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

5,076cfs 26.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,613–7,595 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

40,033cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,655cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

66°

SUN

92°

67°

MON

89°

76°

TUE

90°

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WED

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THU

90°

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FRI

91°

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TIME

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hourly forecast

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph ESE

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

12%

11%

10%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

10%

100%

18%

39%

68%

28%

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27%

93%

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67%

100%

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15%

87%

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82%

18%

15%

12%

100%

25%

54%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT11H 44M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.4894, -93.2782

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:07 UTC

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