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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River near Swan, IA

MARION COUNTY, IA41.4894°N, -93.2782°W Updated 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

11,804cfs

GAUGE HT

47.82ft

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

5mph ESE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

11,804cfs 25.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,511–7,455 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

40,033cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,655cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

47.82ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

66°

MON

95°

68°

TUE

86°

69°

WED

87°

68°

THU

88°

70°

FRI

87°

71°

SAT

89°

70°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

G 9 mph

ENE

G11

ESE

SSW

WNW

NNE

WSW

SSE

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

WSW

NNW

SSE

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G10

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G10

SSE

G10

G11

G12

ESE

G12

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G11

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G10

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

41%

11%

100%

68%

11%

60%

100%

63%

100%

11%

63%

100%

78%

11%

80%

62%

46%

54%

80%

50%

22%

27%

38%

58%

83%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:47 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

41.4894, -93.2782

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

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