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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Pella, IA

MARION COUNTY, IA41.3642°N, -92.9755°W Updated 50 min ago

FLOW RATE

12,300cfs

GAUGE HT

89.88ft

WATER TEMP

81°F

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

12,300cfs 17.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,540–14,260 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,500cfs

PERIOD LOW

12,300cfs

RUNNABLE

70%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

89.88ft

Water Temperature

81.0°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

63°

MON

95°

66°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

88°

70°

THU

88°

71°

FRI

90°

72°

SAT

84°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

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81°

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81°

78°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph ESE

G 8 mph

ESE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

G10

ENE

NNE

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

NNW

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

ESE

SSW

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

G14

SSW

G17

SSW

G19

SSW

G21

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

85%

100%

75%

12%

78%

12%

63%

78%

91%

13%

18%

20%

10%

11%

10%

11%

100%

11%

70%

71%

62%

51%

35%

17%

12%

25%

39%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:49 AM

SUNSET

08:45 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

41.3642, -92.9755

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 09:15 UTC

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