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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA

HUMBOLDT, IA42.7194°N, -94.2203°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,271cfs

GAUGE HT

5.13ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

5mph S

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

1,271cfs 60.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 953–1,289 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,160cfs

PERIOD LOW

644cfs

RUNNABLE

39%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

5.13ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

63°

MON

90°

65°

TUE

89°

66°

WED

91°

66°

THU

91°

69°

FRI

92°

71°

SAT

96°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

85°

82°

78°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

72°

78°

82°

84°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

87°

84°

79°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

76°

80°

83°

85°

87°

88°

89°

87°

84°

80°

75°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

77°

80°

83°

85°

88°

90°

91°

90°

87°

82°

78°

75°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

71°

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78°

82°

84°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

85°

80°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

74°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SE

G 4 mph

SSE

G10

SSE

G15

G16

G14

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

WNW

SSW

WSW

NNE

SSE

ESE

SSE

G12

ESE

G13

G16

G15

G16

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

15%

11%

100%

77%

35%

11%

71%

11%

21%

89%

97%

100%

47%

13%

14%

12%

17%

43%

27%

28%

10%

12%

13%

12%

10%

11%

18%

26%

31%

24%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

984

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

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

42.7194, -94.2203

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

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