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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at St. Francisville, MO

LEE COUNTY, IA40.4624°N, -91.5670°W Updated 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

9,360cfs

GAUGE HT

10.47ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

5mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

9,360cfs 42.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 9,180–12,420 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

12,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

9,360cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

10.47ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

65°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

90°

72°

TUE

91°

72°

WED

92°

72°

THU

91°

72°

FRI

91°

74°

TIME

SAT

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MON

TUE

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THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

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G27

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G13

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

18%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

66%

19%

38%

100%

48%

70%

10%

37%

100%

81%

31%

33%

100%

81%

41%

78%

22%

13%

23%

15%

100%

98%

18%

100%

77%

100%

56%

61%

15%

79%

100%

38%

97%

30%

70%

100%

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

08:40 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT12H 50M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

40.4624, -91.5670

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

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