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JAMES RIVER

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James R at Mitchell, SD

HANSON COUNTY, SD43.6586°N, -97.9195°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

972cfs

GAUGE HT

13.14ft

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

15mph S

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

972cfs 60.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 876–1,185 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,100cfs

PERIOD LOW

937cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.14ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

73°

TUE

86°

63°

WED

92°

67°

THU

97°

72°

FRI

100°

66°

SAT

89°

72°

SUN

89°

67°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

93°

mild

93°

89°

86°

82°

78°

75°

73°

72°

71°

69°

66°

65°

63°

64°

67°

70°

73°

76°

78°

80°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

83°

79°

75°

72°

70°

68°

69°

70°

69°

67°

71°

75°

79°

82°

85°

86°

88°

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91°

92°

91°

87°

82°

78°

77°

76°

75°

73°

72°

74°

79°

83°

87°

91°

93°

94°

95°

96°

97°

95°

93°

89°

85°

79°

74°

67°

66°

68°

69°

70°

69°

71°

73°

75°

80°

84°

88°

91°

94°

97°

100°

99°

97°

96°

92°

87°

86°

87°

86°

84°

81°

78°

76°

74°

72°

74°

77°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph WSW

G 15 mph

G15

WSW

G21

G24

G19

G16

G15

WSW

G17

G18

WNW

G11

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G13

G15

G14

G13

WNW

G11

G14

WSW

G14

G15

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

SSE

ESE

G11

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G16

G17

G20

WSW

G30

G23

WSW

G24

SSE

G26

SSW

G22

SSW

G16

SSW

G14

G11

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

G17

SSE

G13

SSE

G16

G17

G29

SSW

G28

G27

G26

SSE

G24

SSE

G20

G17

G15

SSE

G15

G17

G20

G27

G24

G27

G35

WNW

G20

ENE

G21

ESE

G14

NNE

WSW

SSE

NNE

SSE

G11

ESE

G14

G19

SSW

G15

G10

G14

ESE

G24

G32

SSE

G24

G21

SSW

G17

WSW

G15

G18

WNW

G23

G26

G24

G20

NNW

G17

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

80%

35%

24%

71%

17%

42%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

19%

few

19%

63%

71%

100%

88%

100%

87%

100%

93%

100%

35%

59%

100%

30%

100%

13%

100%

16%

52%

92%

57%

11%

100%

11%

58%

12%

36%

53%

47%

43%

49%

58%

60%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

956

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:53 AM

SUNSET

09:17 PM

15H 24M OF DAYLIGHT4H 26M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

43.6586, -97.9195

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 16:51 UTC

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