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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Pella, IA

MARION COUNTY, IA41.3642°N, -92.9755°W Updated 50 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,690cfs

GAUGE HT

85.10ft

WATER TEMP

22°F

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

5mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,690cfs 70.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,137–4,244 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,420cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,680cfs

RUNNABLE

43%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

85.10ft

Water Temperature

22.3°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

66°

SUN

91°

67°

MON

89°

76°

TUE

90°

76°

WED

90°

75°

THU

90°

71°

FRI

90°

73°

TIME

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TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ESE

G 15 mph

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G27

G31

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SSE

G28

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G20

SSE

G17

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G25

G31

G36

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G29

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

99%

100%

76%

83%

10%

96%

82%

84%

43%

27%

29%

43%

11%

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83%

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15%

22%

100%

93%

26%

100%

11%

85%

45%

80%

100%

82%

59%

100%

11%

12%

56%

10%

12%

86%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 9M OF DAYLIGHT11H 44M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.3642, -92.9755

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:05 UTC

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