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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 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,327cfs

GAUGE HT

8.43ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

4mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

4,327cfs 2.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,026–2,742 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

18,399cfs

PERIOD LOW

405cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

8.43ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

63°

MON

89°

65°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

88°

67°

THU

88°

69°

FRI

90°

71°

SAT

91°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

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WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ESE

G 6 mph

ESE

SSE

SSW

G11

G10

SSW

G10

ESE

G11

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

SSW

SSE

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

SSE

ESE

G11

G14

G13

G14

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

18%

27%

10%

100%

30%

13%

40%

12%

70%

32%

45%

35%

88%

13%

50%

15%

11%

21%

16%

17%

30%

37%

31%

20%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

988

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.2522, -93.9975

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

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