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JAMES RIVER

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James R nr Forestburg, SD

SANBORN COUNTY, SD43.9740°N, -98.0711°W Updated 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

981cfs

GAUGE HT

7.47ft

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

15mph SSE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

981cfs 51.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 800–1,082 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

985cfs

PERIOD LOW

895cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.47ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

72°

TUE

86°

62°

WED

92°

67°

THU

95°

64°

FRI

96°

65°

SAT

87°

71°

SUN

89°

67°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

92°

mild

92°

90°

88°

85°

81°

76°

73°

71°

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68°

66°

63°

62°

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66°

70°

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81°

83°

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86°

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78°

73°

71°

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81°

83°

85°

87°

89°

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92°

91°

85°

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72°

70°

69°

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73°

77°

83°

86°

89°

92°

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92°

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95°

92°

88°

85°

83°

64°

66°

67°

66°

65°

67°

71°

75°

79°

83°

86°

88°

90°

93°

95°

96°

94°

95°

91°

85°

83°

81°

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

72°

74°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

12mph SW

G 20 mph

G20

WSW

G23

G19

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G19

WSW

G17

WSW

G16

G12

G14

G16

SSW

G12

WSW

G15

WSW

G18

WSW

G13

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WSW

G15

WSW

G12

G16

SSW

G16

SSW

G14

SSW

SSE

G10

ESE

G12

ESE

G15

ESE

G17

ESE

G16

SSE

G40

SSW

G33

WSW

G25

G20

SSE

G26

SSE

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G17

SSW

G13

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

G16

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G26

G29

SSW

G24

G25

SSE

G23

G18

G15

G18

SSE

G23

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G28

SSE

G36

NNW

G21

ENE

G17

ESE

G14

G19

ESE

WNW

G16

NNE

G15

ENE

G12

SSE

G10

ESE

G14

SSE

ESE

G25

G27

ESE

G28

G19

SSE

G13

SSE

WSW

WNW

G16

G22

G21

NNW

G17

G14

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

68%

50%

21%

69%

17%

44%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

49%

100%

35%

100%

52%

12%

62%

100%

98%

12%

100%

49%

11%

21%

45%

64%

74%

79%

81%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

956

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:52 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT4H 29M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

43.9740, -98.0711

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 16:50 UTC

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