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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IA

KEOSAUQUA, IA40.7278°N, -91.9596°W Updated 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

15,400cfs

GAUGE HT

14.76ft

WATER TEMP

83°F

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

2mph NW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

15,400cfs 24.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 12,750–17,250 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

16,700cfs

PERIOD LOW

14,500cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.76ft

Water Temperature

82.9°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

65°

MON

94°

68°

TUE

88°

68°

WED

89°

71°

THU

90°

72°

FRI

92°

73°

SAT

87°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

67°

72°

77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

88°

89°

88°

87°

83°

80°

78°

76°

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70°

69°

68°

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80°

85°

89°

91°

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79°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

71°

74°

77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

87°

88°

87°

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81°

77°

76°

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74°

73°

72°

71°

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77°

80°

82°

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86°

88°

89°

88°

86°

87°

86°

81°

78°

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76°

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74°

73°

72°

74°

77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

87°

85°

82°

80°

78°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NNE

G 8 mph

NNE

G12

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

NNE

WNW

NNW

NNE

G13

G11

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

SSW

SSE

G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

43%

80%

89%

100%

31%

13%

66%

25%

10%

20%

35%

51%

49%

61%

94%

100%

91%

100%

10%

49%

67%

85%

95%

93%

83%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:47 AM

SUNSET

08:39 PM

14H 52M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

40.7278, -91.9596

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:15 UTC

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