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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA

OTTUMWA, IA41.0108°N, -92.4113°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,340cfs

GAUGE HT

2.92ft

WATER TEMP

24°F

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

6mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,340cfs 60.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,168–6,992 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

9,170cfs

PERIOD LOW

4,340cfs

RUNNABLE

35%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.92ft

Water Temperature

23.6°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

77°

65°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

89°

75°

TUE

89°

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WED

90°

74°

THU

90°

71°

FRI

91°

74°

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hourly forecast

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

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G27

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G28

PRECIP

chance %

12%

10%

14%

10%

16%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

96%

100%

14%

68%

60%

36%

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100%

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81%

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58%

100%

15%

12%

27%

35%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:39 AM

SUNSET

08:45 PM

15H 6M OF DAYLIGHT12H 57M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

41.0108, -92.4113

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 07:48 UTC

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