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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 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9,925cfs

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

2mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

9,925cfs 30.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 9,655–13,063 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,261cfs

PERIOD LOW

9,925cfs

RUNNABLE

75%

last 7 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

65°

SUN

90°

67°

MON

90°

72°

TUE

91°

72°

WED

92°

72°

THU

91°

72°

FRI

91°

74°

TIME

SAT

NOW

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MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NE

G 7 mph

ENE

G11

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G12

ESE

G11

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SSE

G10

G11

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G10

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G15

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G16

SSE

G14

SSE

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SSE

G17

SSE

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G25

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

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G27

G30

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SSW

G31

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G29

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G28

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G27

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G26

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G27

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G26

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G18

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G13

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

18%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

55%

79%

100%

31%

21%

11%

21%

24%

79%

30%

17%

79%

60%

15%

13%

16%

100%

98%

18%

100%

77%

100%

56%

61%

15%

79%

100%

38%

97%

30%

70%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:38 AM

SUNSET

08:40 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT11H 34M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

40.4624, -91.5670

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

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