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DES MOINES RIVER

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DES MOINES RIVER AT JACKSON, MN

JACKSON, MN43.6208°N, -94.9850°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

408cfs

GAUGE HT

8.17ft

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

8mph SSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

408cfs 60.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 203–275 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,259cfs

PERIOD LOW

22cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

8.17ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

66°

MON

91°

65°

TUE

92°

66°

WED

91°

65°

THU

91°

68°

FRI

93°

69°

SAT

100°

74°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

89°

88°

87°

84°

79°

76°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

65°

67°

73°

78°

81°

84°

86°

88°

89°

91°

87°

83°

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

70°

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66°

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71°

75°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

92°

91°

87°

80°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

67°

72°

76°

80°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

88°

82°

78°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

74°

77°

80°

84°

86°

88°

90°

91°

90°

89°

87°

83°

79°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

71°

74°

79°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SSE

G 8 mph

SSE

G10

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

G15

G16

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

G20

G18

G15

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G12

G11

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

G17

G16

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

G16

G14

G12

G11

G10

SSW

G17

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G21

SSW

G19

SSW

G19

G20

G19

G18

WSW

G19

WSW

G16

WSW

G11

WSW

SSW

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

G16

G17

G14

SSW

G11

WSW

ENE

SSE

G11

G15

ESE

G18

G22

G21

SSE

G23

SSE

G21

G18

G16

G17

G19

G20

G18

G16

G14

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

97%

100%

48%

86%

83%

16%

50%

75%

100%

44%

51%

46%

23%

68%

100%

11%

13%

15%

100%

98%

44%

100%

61%

100%

37%

16%

27%

16%

12%

13%

26%

12%

18%

26%

30%

26%

18%

14%

19%

29%

37%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

974

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

09:00 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

43.6208, -94.9850

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

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