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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 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

6,419cfs

GAUGE HT

15.87ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

3mph ENE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

6,419cfs 23.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 9,397–12,713 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

15,217cfs

PERIOD LOW

6,419cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

15.87ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

64°

MON

93°

66°

TUE

89°

68°

WED

90°

67°

THU

90°

70°

FRI

90°

71°

SAT

93°

72°

TIME

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NOW

MON

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TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 8 mph

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ESE

WNW

ESE

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

G12

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ESE

WSW

SSW

SSE

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ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

NNW

WNW

SSW

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

80%

12%

73%

93%

52%

67%

100%

28%

35%

32%

68%

100%

99%

65%

10%

53%

55%

24%

94%

51%

17%

34%

52%

71%

90%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.6119, -93.6197

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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