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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IA

KEOSAUQUA, IA40.7278°N, -91.9596°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

8,402cfs

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

6mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

8,402cfs 27.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,109–13,677 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,381cfs

PERIOD LOW

8,402cfs

RUNNABLE

75%

last 7 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

65°

SUN

91°

68°

MON

89°

72°

TUE

90°

72°

WED

91°

74°

THU

91°

73°

FRI

91°

75°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph E

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SSE

G22

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G23

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G24

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PRECIP

chance %

12%

10%

13%

12%

15%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

96%

100%

92%

24%

12%

17%

18%

100%

17%

82%

33%

12%

30%

11%

13%

26%

50%

12%

26%

11%

100%

42%

15%

80%

100%

80%

69%

100%

16%

100%

94%

20%

69%

25%

28%

64%

88%

89%

78%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:38 AM

SUNSET

08:43 PM

15H 5M OF DAYLIGHT11H 40M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

40.7278, -91.9596

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 09:03 UTC

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