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JAMES RIVER

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James R at Columbia, SD

COLUMBIA, SD45.6036°N, -98.3100°W Updated 47 min ago

FLOW RATE

107cfs

GAUGE HT

6.45ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

9mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

107cfs 87.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 95–129 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

117cfs

PERIOD LOW

107cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.45ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

68°

MON

92°

69°

TUE

103°

72°

WED

104°

72°

THU

108°

74°

FRI

95°

65°

SAT

97°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

83°

87°

89°

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88°

85°

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78°

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97°

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81°

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90°

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98°

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85°

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99°

103°

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106°

107°

108°

107°

100°

90°

82°

78°

75°

72°

70°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph SSW

G 26 mph

G26

SSW

G22

SSW

G21

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

G21

G22

G23

G18

G19

G20

G22

G21

G20

G19

G30

SSW

G32

SSW

G29

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

G22

G23

G24

G17

G18

G21

G25

G29

G33

G37

G35

G34

G31

G28

G24

G22

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

G11

SSE

G11

ESE

G25

SSE

G33

SSE

G33

G31

G30

G28

G25

G22

G16

G11

G10

SSE

G11

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

G14

SSE

G11

SSE

G26

G35

SSE

G37

G38

G40

G36

G33

G31

G28

G26

G25

G22

SSW

G21

SSW

G20

SSW

G19

G16

SSW

G12

G13

WSW

G19

WNW

G26

NNW

G30

G29

G25

G22

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

94%

100%

50%

28%

20%

83%

100%

77%

20%

100%

42%

11%

39%

14%

100%

58%

32%

100%

44%

14%

100%

42%

10%

100%

11%

10%

38%

32%

12%

100%

63%

49%

76%

44%

10%

100%

92%

80%

69%

62%

56%

47%

29%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

973

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:56 AM

SUNSET

09:21 PM

15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

45.6036, -98.3100

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

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