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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 20 min ago

FLOW RATE

11,400cfs

GAUGE HT

89.55ft

WATER TEMP

81°F

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

7mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

11,400cfs 15.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,455–14,145 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,500cfs

PERIOD LOW

11,300cfs

RUNNABLE

77%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

89.55ft

Water Temperature

81.3°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

64°

MON

95°

67°

TUE

86°

69°

WED

87°

69°

THU

88°

70°

FRI

87°

72°

SAT

89°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

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FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

G 9 mph

ENE

ESE

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

ESE

G11

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

SSE

WNW

SSW

WSW

SSE

SSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

ESE

SSW

NNW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ESE

SSE

ENE

G10

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

G11

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G11

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G10

ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

56%

11%

100%

66%

11%

100%

12%

45%

100%

85%

63%

30%

43%

100%

90%

11%

17%

29%

19%

49%

39%

56%

96%

44%

10%

29%

54%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:49 AM

SUNSET

08:45 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.3642, -92.9755

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 18:15 UTC

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