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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River blw Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IA

DES MOINES, IA41.5786°N, -93.6056°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9,250cfs

GAUGE HT

15.10ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

2mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

9,250cfs 4.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 8,670–11,730 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

10,900cfs

PERIOD LOW

9,210cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

15.10ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

63°

MON

93°

66°

TUE

88°

67°

WED

89°

68°

THU

90°

71°

FRI

94°

71°

SAT

87°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

73°

77°

80°

82°

84°

87°

88°

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88°

87°

83°

77°

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66°

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82°

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88°

90°

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91°

86°

81°

78°

75°

73°

71°

69°

68°

67°

69°

73°

76°

80°

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84°

86°

87°

88°

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86°

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81°

77°

75°

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72°

71°

69°

68°

71°

74°

78°

81°

83°

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87°

88°

89°

88°

87°

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79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

76°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

89°

87°

84°

80°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NE

G 6 mph

ESE

ENE

G10

NNE

SSE

ENE

ESE

SSW

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

G14

G13

ENE

SSE

WSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

G16

G19

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

85%

100%

47%

94%

100%

73%

87%

11%

10%

51%

11%

15%

100%

68%

79%

70%

11%

16%

100%

30%

100%

91%

65%

42%

25%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

41.5786, -93.6056

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

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