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JAMES RIVER

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James R nr Forestburg, SD

SANBORN COUNTY, SD43.9740°N, -98.0711°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

981cfs

GAUGE HT

7.47ft

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 DAY

981cfs 51.3% 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

93°

72°

TUE

86°

62°

WED

91°

66°

THU

95°

67°

FRI

89°

66°

SAT

93°

64°

SUN

90°

62°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

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87°

84°

79°

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77°

81°

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86°

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86°

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81°

86°

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88°

87°

83°

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89°

76°

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82°

79°

78°

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74°

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81°

84°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

15mph WSW

G 22 mph

G22

WSW

G24

WSW

G21

WSW

G16

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G12

SSW

G15

SSE

G17

G16

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

WSW

G20

ESE

G26

ESE

G22

SSE

G22

SSW

G17

SSW

G13

SSW

G10

WSW

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

G10

SSE

G16

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G26

SSE

G29

G24

SSE

G25

SSE

G25

SSE

G23

SSE

G18

G15

G18

SSE

G23

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G28

SSE

G36

NNE

G21

G17

ESE

G14

SSE

G19

WNW

NNE

G16

ESE

G15

SSE

G12

SSE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G14

NNE

G14

NNE

ENE

G25

G27

ESE

G28

G19

G13

NNW

G16

G22

SSW

G21

G17

NNW

G14

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

68%

50%

21%

69%

17%

44%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

90%

24%

51%

100%

30%

47%

26%

18%

10%

100%

90%

79%

100%

18%

100%

34%

13%

10%

72%

84%

77%

58%

45%

50%

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

05:52 AM

SUNSET

09:19 PM

15H 27M OF DAYLIGHT3H 23M 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 17:56 UTC

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