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Des Moines River
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DES MOINES RIVER
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DES MOINES RIVER AT JACKSON, MN

MINNESOTA43.6208°N, -94.9850°W Updated 46 min ago
FLOW RATE
403cfs
GAUGE HT
8.17ft
AIR TEMP
67°F
WIND
5mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
403cfs 79.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 371–503 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
461cfs
PERIOD LOW
403cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.17ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
89°
66°
MON
92°
65°
TUE
92°
65°
WED
93°
65°
THU
95°
67°
FRI
90°
71°
SAT
90°
64°
TIME
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FRI
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TEMP
hourly forecast
79°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
9mph SSW
G 14 mph
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G12
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G10
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7
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G10
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G11
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G14
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G16
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G16
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G16
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G17
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11
G15
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11
G14
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G13
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10
G15
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G12
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G11
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G11
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G14
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G13
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G16
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G18
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G20
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9
G23
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G26
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G25
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9
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9
G24
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G24
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10
G23
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10
G21
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12
G18
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12
G16
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11
G14
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12
G13
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10
G12
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G11
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G11
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G20
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G23
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13
G24
SSE
15
G28
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16
G32
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16
G34
S
16
G35
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G36
SSW
16
G37
SSW
16
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SSW
PRECIP
chance %
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2%
2%
1%
1%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
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100%
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7%
2%
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29%
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5%
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6%
27%
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100%
57%
5%
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7%
7%
72%
63%
21%
8%
7%
8%
10%
7%
5%
5%
6%
100%
100%
22%
5%
5%
8%
44%
9%
35%
100%
100%
12%
12%
5%
6%
5%
10%
5%
15%
29%
43%
61%
80%
85%
66%
34%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
976
976976975974977975974975975973973972973970970970970967967
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:50 AM
SUNSET
09:00 PM
15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
6% illuminated

Station Location

43.6208, -94.9850
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 09:00 UTC
Site #05476000·USGS

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