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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Stratford, IA

WEBSTER COUNTY, IA42.2522°N, -93.9975°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,270cfs

GAUGE HT

8.39ft

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

1mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,270cfs 32.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,902–5,279 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,940cfs

PERIOD LOW

4,270cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.39ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

63°

MON

89°

65°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

86°

68°

THU

87°

69°

FRI

92°

71°

SAT

86°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

81°

83°

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78°

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72°

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68°

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76°

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82°

84°

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86°

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81°

78°

76°

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73°

72°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSE

G 6 mph

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

G10

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

G14

G17

G20

G23

G26

G28

G30

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

69%

100%

13%

100%

52%

100%

72%

40%

29%

53%

72%

50%

11%

68%

21%

10%

24%

51%

31%

70%

11%

29%

14%

10%

25%

52%

70%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

42.2522, -93.9975

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

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