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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA

FORT DODGE, IA42.5083°N, -94.2033°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,786cfs

GAUGE HT

5.45ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

3mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

2,786cfs 38.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,217–4,353 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,144cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,786cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

5.45ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

64°

MON

90°

64°

TUE

88°

67°

WED

89°

66°

THU

91°

69°

FRI

90°

71°

SAT

93°

72°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

81°

77°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

65°

64°

66°

73°

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82°

85°

86°

88°

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77°

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79°

82°

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86°

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88°

86°

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80°

76°

74°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

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77°

80°

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85°

87°

88°

89°

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86°

82°

77°

75°

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71°

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79°

83°

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87°

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90°

91°

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87°

82°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

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75°

79°

83°

85°

88°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SSE

G 10 mph

G10

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

G10

ESE

G12

G13

G11

G14

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSE

G10

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

G15

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

G17

SSE

G16

SSE

G16

SSE

G16

SSE

G16

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

21%

10%

57%

42%

100%

83%

36%

15%

10%

53%

94%

48%

45%

11%

82%

90%

78%

100%

72%

34%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% 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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