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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 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,230cfs

GAUGE HT

10.00ft

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

5mph S

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

1,230cfs 50.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 682–922 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,945cfs

PERIOD LOW

375cfs

RUNNABLE

23%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

10.00ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

63°

MON

90°

64°

TUE

89°

66°

WED

91°

66°

THU

91°

69°

FRI

92°

71°

SAT

96°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

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85°

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90°

85°

80°

77°

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72°

71°

74°

79°

83°

86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SE

G 7 mph

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

G15

G16

G14

WSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

WNW

SSW

WSW

NNE

SSE

ESE

SSE

G12

ESE

G13

G16

G15

G16

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

11%

25%

38%

10%

11%

10%

45%

58%

10%

11%

20%

25%

18%

27%

100%

12%

11%

100%

86%

30%

48%

53%

57%

74%

100%

88%

71%

46%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

984

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.7236, -94.1933

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

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