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James River
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JAMES RIVER
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James River near Grace City, ND

FOSTER COUNTY, ND47.5581°N, -98.8629°W Updated 38 min ago
FLOW RATE
8.58cfs
GAUGE HT
4.37ft
AIR TEMP
77°F
WIND
12mph ESE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
8.58cfs 90.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 810 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
12.9cfs
PERIOD LOW
8.23cfs
RUNNABLE
69%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.37ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

12.2in

≈ normal

12.17 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 11.4 in).

YTD Total

12.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

8.1–14.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.64" · normal 0.71" (0.3–1.2)
Jan
Feb: 1.13" · normal 0.66" (0.2–1.2)
Feb
Mar: 0.96" · normal 1.15" (0.4–2.3)
Mar
Apr: 1.89" · normal 1.65" (0.9–2.6)
Apr
May: 1.59" · normal 3.06" (1.5–5.8)
May
Jun: 5.97" (so far)· normal 4.31" (2.6–5.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.42" (1.8–5.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.75" (1.3–4.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.42" (0.8–3.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.01" (0.4–3.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.06" (0.2–1.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.92" (0.3–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:49 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
78°
67°
TUE
77°
59°
WED
82°
60°
THU
88°
63°
FRI
86°
62°
SAT
84°
66°
SUN
87°
62°
TIME
MON
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TEMP
hourly forecast
75°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
12mph SSE
G 22 mph
12
G22
SSE
11
G22
S
10
G22
SSW
11
G22
W
14
G26
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7
G19
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8
G17
WNW
6
G12
WNW
1
G4
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5
G10
SSW
7
G11
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6
G11
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11
G19
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14
G29
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15
G29
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15
G24
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G21
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G26
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G27
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11
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G20
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G15
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G17
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11
G20
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11
G21
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10
G21
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8
G21
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7
G17
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3
G9
SW
2
G5
NW
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G4
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ESE
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G20
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G26
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
83%
mostly
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31%
100%
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54%
2%
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2%
0%
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100%
96%
92%
88%
87%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
946
946948949953954953953954955957958958955957958960959959959
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:41 AM
SUNSET
09:36 PM
15H 55M OF DAYLIGHT3H 43M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
100% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

47.5581, -98.8629
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 17:53 UTC
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