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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 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9,235cfs

GAUGE HT

15.09ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

0mph E

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

9,235cfs 26.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,974–8,082 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

18,791cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,311cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

15.09ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

63°

MON

94°

66°

TUE

88°

68°

WED

90°

68°

THU

92°

70°

FRI

91°

72°

SAT

93°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

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FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph NE

G 8 mph

G10

ENE

G11

NNE

ENE

SSE

ESE

NNW

ENE

ESE

G10

ENE

G10

G11

G12

G13

NNE

ESE

WNW

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNE

ESE

G11

G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

56%

57%

51%

55%

11%

32%

40%

14%

12%

100%

11%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

08:48 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.5786, -93.6056

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

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