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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Saylorville, IA

POLK COUNTY, IA41.6803°N, -93.6676°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

6,220cfs

GAUGE HT

7.40ft

AIR TEMP

63°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

6,220cfs 7.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,474–7,406 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,110cfs

PERIOD LOW

6,220cfs

RUNNABLE

65%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.40ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

62°

MON

91°

65°

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

77°

mild

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82°

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86°

83°

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77°

75°

74°

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72°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SE

G 5 mph

ESE

ENE

NNE

SSE

WSW

WNW

G11

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G13

G12

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G14

G19

G22

G25

SSW

G27

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

100%

96%

100%

11%

13%

30%

100%

81%

10%

11%

40%

11%

92%

100%

75%

88%

73%

51%

33%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 58M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

41.6803, -93.6676

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 09:00 UTC

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