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JAMES RIVER

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James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, ND

FOSTER COUNTY, ND47.3997°N, -98.7976°W Updated 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

14.1cfs

GAUGE HT

1.19ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

13mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

14.1cfs 88.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 12–16 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14.8cfs

PERIOD LOW

8.73cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.19ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

67°

TUE

78°

60°

WED

81°

60°

THU

89°

62°

FRI

84°

60°

SAT

84°

66°

SUN

84°

64°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

77°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

60°

61°

62°

63°

65°

69°

70°

72°

73°

75°

76°

77°

78°

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75°

71°

68°

67°

65°

64°

63°

61°

60°

61°

65°

69°

72°

74°

77°

78°

80°

81°

80°

78°

76°

72°

69°

67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

63°

62°

64°

67°

71°

74°

77°

80°

82°

84°

86°

88°

89°

83°

81°

69°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

63°

66°

68°

71°

76°

79°

82°

83°

84°

82°

79°

75°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

69°

70°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph SE

G 19 mph

G19

G17

SSE

G18

SSW

G15

G31

G12

SSW

G11

G17

G16

SSW

G23

G30

WSW

G27

WSW

G25

G24

G25

WSW

G27

WSW

G29

WSW

G29

WSW

G30

WSW

G32

WSW

G31

WSW

G27

WSW

G17

G16

G19

G21

G19

WSW

G21

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G22

G21

WSW

G23

WSW

G20

G12

WSW

G11

G13

G15

G17

WSW

G20

G21

WNW

G17

WNW

WSW

NNW

ESE

G11

G12

ESE

G13

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G16

ESE

G17

G20

ESE

G20

ESE

G18

G26

WSW

NNE

NNW

G19

G14

ESE

G15

SSE

G11

ENE

G10

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G13

ESE

G22

ESE

G23

G21

G20

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G16

ENE

G16

G13

NNE

NNW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

16%

11%

17%

30%

43%

14%

33%

51%

21%

14%

47%

52%

43%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

69%

64%

82%

100%

23%

25%

32%

82%

100%

88%

55%

100%

65%

16%

24%

100%

10%

51%

100%

37%

89%

100%

92%

26%

10%

30%

48%

70%

87%

95%

98%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

947

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

09:36 PM

15H 55M OF DAYLIGHT4H 46M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

100% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

47.3997, -98.7976

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

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