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EAST FORK DES MOINES

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East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA

DAKOTA CITY, IA42.7236°N, -94.1933°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,240cfs

GAUGE HT

10.02ft

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

4mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,240cfs 20.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,122–1,518 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,380cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,240cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

10.02ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

64°

MON

90°

65°

TUE

87°

65°

WED

88°

67°

THU

89°

67°

FRI

94°

72°

SAT

90°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

70°

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79°

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86°

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82°

79°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SSE

G 5 mph

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

SSE

SSW

G11

G12

G14

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G12

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G12

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

WSW

G10

SSW

G12

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G12

G11

G12

G11

G10

SSW

G10

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G11

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G12

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G11

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G12

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G15

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G14

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G12

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G10

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G10

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G11

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G13

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G12

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G13

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G13

G17

G20

G23

G26

G27

G28

G29

G30

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

80%

11%

22%

100%

17%

63%

53%

69%

13%

12%

35%

10%

99%

100%

34%

64%

12%

15%

100%

45%

11%

25%

49%

69%

81%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

42.7236, -94.1933

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

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