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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 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

11,400cfs

GAUGE HT

89.53ft

WATER TEMP

81°F

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

4mph NE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

11,400cfs 49.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 16,126–21,818 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

22,362cfs

PERIOD LOW

11,400cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

89.53ft

Water Temperature

80.6°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

64°

MON

94°

66°

TUE

98°

71°

WED

88°

70°

THU

90°

72°

FRI

89°

73°

SAT

91°

72°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph S

G 5 mph

WNW

NNW

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

ENE

G12

G11

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ESE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

G12

G13

SSW

G15

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

13%

22%

100%

33%

28%

10%

36%

14%

32%

28%

12%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:49 AM

SUNSET

08:45 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.3642, -92.9755

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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