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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA

IOWA42.5083°N, -94.2033°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,820cfs

GAUGE HT

5.47ft

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

4mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

2,820cfs 57.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,804–2,440 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,826cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,242cfs

RUNNABLE

35%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

5.47ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

64°

MON

90°

64°

TUE

88°

67°

WED

90°

67°

THU

91°

69°

FRI

91°

71°

SAT

94°

72°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

88°

87°

85°

81°

78°

75°

73°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

73°

77°

82°

85°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

87°

84°

80°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

76°

79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

86°

84°

80°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

73°

77°

80°

83°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

88°

86°

82°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

71°

75°

78°

81°

84°

86°

88°

90°

91°

90°

87°

83°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph S

G 5 mph

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

G14

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSE

G10

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNE

SSE

G14

G15

G16

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

48%

37%

21%

15%

26%

10%

78%

56%

38%

21%

67%

41%

91%

100%

99%

54%

14%

17%

11%

10%

12%

13%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.5083, -94.2033

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

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