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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA

OTTUMWA, IA41.0108°N, -92.4113°W Updated 29 min ago

FLOW RATE

14,100cfs

GAUGE HT

5.87ft

WATER TEMP

83°F

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

3mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

14,100cfs 27.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 12,495–16,905 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

15,600cfs

PERIOD LOW

14,000cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.87ft

Water Temperature

82.8°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

64°

MON

94°

67°

TUE

87°

68°

WED

89°

70°

THU

89°

72°

FRI

91°

73°

SAT

85°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

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72°

77°

81°

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84°

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86°

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80°

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86°

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79°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph NE

G 11 mph

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

NNE

NNW

G10

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

NNW

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNE

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

58%

100%

68%

100%

50%

56%

42%

59%

90%

100%

97%

52%

100%

17%

12%

11%

18%

12%

28%

54%

71%

70%

60%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:48 AM

SUNSET

08:42 PM

14H 54M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

41.0108, -92.4113

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:20 UTC

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