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JAMES RIVER

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James R at Ashton, SD

SPINK COUNTY, SD44.9984°N, -98.4815°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

755cfs

GAUGE HT

7.26ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

12mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

755cfs 37.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 635–859 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

759cfs

PERIOD LOW

737cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.26ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

69°

TUE

83°

58°

WED

88°

64°

THU

95°

69°

FRI

93°

63°

SAT

87°

69°

SUN

89°

67°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

88°

86°

83°

80°

77°

74°

71°

67°

65°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

59°

62°

68°

72°

75°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

81°

80°

76°

72°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

64°

69°

73°

78°

81°

83°

85°

87°

88°

87°

85°

80°

77°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

71°

75°

79°

82°

86°

89°

91°

93°

95°

93°

92°

90°

86°

79°

73°

69°

67°

64°

63°

64°

68°

72°

75°

80°

83°

86°

89°

91°

93°

90°

83°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

71°

69°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WSW

G 15 mph

G15

WSW

G18

G21

G26

WSW

G24

WSW

G14

SSW

G17

SSW

G24

WSW

G19

G20

G18

G17

G20

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

G11

G19

WSW

G21

G22

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G24

WSW

G22

WSW

G21

WSW

G19

WSW

G16

G15

SSW

SSE

G11

G13

G12

G11

ESE

G11

G10

SSE

G17

G12

SSE

G18

SSE

G13

SSW

WSW

WNW

ESE

G11

ESE

G16

ESE

G11

ESE

G18

G23

G19

SSE

G18

G14

SSE

G17

SSE

G20

G22

G24

G23

G21

G22

G20

SSE

G22

SSE

G20

ESE

G21

ESE

G35

G38

WNW

G10

WSW

ESE

NNW

ENE

NNE

G14

NNE

G16

NNE

ENE

G11

G12

ESE

G13

ESE

G15

ENE

G19

G27

ENE

G23

ENE

G24

ENE

G20

ENE

G10

G13

ENE

G18

G22

G20

G16

ENE

G11

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

31%

19%

15%

28%

50%

15%

44%

30%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

38%

partly

38%

10%

100%

30%

100%

96%

10%

100%

14%

100%

39%

48%

100%

13%

17%

89%

100%

92%

100%

80%

47%

11%

38%

74%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

955

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

09:24 PM

15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT5H 46M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

44.9984, -98.4815

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 15:38 UTC

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