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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IA

DES MOINES, IA41.6119°N, -93.6197°W Updated 7 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5,850cfs

GAUGE HT

15.61ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

3mph ENE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,850cfs 22.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,466–7,394 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,470cfs

PERIOD LOW

5,850cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

15.61ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

64°

MON

92°

66°

TUE

95°

69°

WED

90°

68°

THU

92°

71°

FRI

93°

73°

SAT

96°

73°

TIME

MON

NOW

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WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SE

G 7 mph

NNE

WSW

WNW

ENE

G10

G11

G10

ENE

G10

G12

ENE

ESE

NNE

NNW

WNW

NNW

ENE

G11

G10

ENE

SSE

SSW

WSW

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

G11

G12

SSE

G13

G10

G11

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

G14

G15

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

84%

100%

10%

33%

100%

38%

10%

11%

10%

11%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.6119, -93.6197

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 19:15 UTC

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