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JAMES RIVER

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James R at Mitchell, SD

HANSON COUNTY, SD43.6586°N, -97.9195°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,004cfs

AIR TEMP

88°F

WIND

15mph S

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1,004cfs 45.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 956–1,294 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,534cfs

PERIOD LOW

396cfs

RUNNABLE

41%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

72°

TUE

86°

63°

WED

94°

66°

THU

96°

69°

FRI

98°

67°

SAT

95°

64°

SUN

90°

62°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

85°

82°

78°

75°

72°

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68°

66°

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63°

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78°

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92°

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87°

86°

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67°

71°

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74°

70°

72°

76°

81°

86°

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98°

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86°

82°

78°

79°

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75°

74°

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71°

70°

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74°

79°

83°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

16mph WSW

G 23 mph

G23

WSW

G26

G19

G13

G14

G15

G17

WSW

G14

SSE

G15

G16

G12

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

ESE

G26

G22

SSW

G16

SSW

G14

SSW

G11

SSW

ESE

SSE

G17

G13

SSE

G16

SSE

G17

G29

G28

G27

SSE

G26

SSE

G24

SSE

G20

G17

G20

SSE

G27

SSE

G24

G27

G35

SSE

G20

NNE

G20

G21

SSE

G14

SSW

WSW

SSW

G11

WNW

G14

G19

G15

G14

NNE

G24

G32

ESE

G32

G24

SSE

G21

ENE

G17

ESE

G15

G18

NNW

G23

WSW

G26

G24

WNW

G20

NNW

G17

NNW

G15

PRECIP

chance %

80%

35%

24%

71%

17%

42%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

45%

100%

30%

100%

87%

100%

93%

100%

30%

34%

13%

20%

100%

78%

100%

43%

14%

37%

64%

95%

65%

100%

72%

100%

72%

100%

94%

74%

100%

10%

41%

64%

100%

10%

11%

20%

32%

40%

44%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

958

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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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 DAYLIGHT3H 20M 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 17:57 UTC

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