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JAMES RIVER

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James R at Columbia, SD

COLUMBIA, SD45.6036°N, -98.3100°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

107cfs

GAUGE HT

6.46ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

15mph SSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

107cfs 90.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 90–122 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

116cfs

PERIOD LOW

53cfs

RUNNABLE

63%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

6.46ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

69°

MON

93°

69°

TUE

105°

69°

WED

100°

69°

THU

105°

69°

FRI

108°

78°

SAT

110°

81°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

92°

mild

92°

91°

88°

85°

81°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

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73°

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81°

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81°

78°

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82°

87°

92°

96°

100°

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103°

105°

103°

100°

91°

84°

80°

76°

75°

73°

71°

69°

71°

77°

81°

83°

87°

91°

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96°

98°

100°

98°

93°

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84°

80°

78°

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74°

72°

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69°

71°

76°

81°

86°

90°

95°

99°

102°

103°

104°

105°

103°

101°

92°

87°

88°

87°

86°

85°

83°

82°

80°

78°

81°

86°

91°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph S

G 21 mph

G21

G24

G17

G19

G21

G22

G20

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G27

SSW

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G22

G24

G25

G15

G19

G21

G20

G21

G20

G23

G24

G22

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G15

G13

ENE

G16

ENE

G12

ESE

G10

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

NNE

ENE

G22

ENE

G27

ENE

G29

ENE

G27

ENE

G24

ENE

G22

G23

G20

G19

ESE

G19

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

ESE

G11

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

G26

SSE

G35

SSE

G37

SSE

G35

SSE

G36

SSE

G36

G34

G31

G28

G26

G24

G22

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

56%

100%

36%

75%

11%

12%

13%

100%

13%

82%

11%

86%

12%

16%

15%

100%

55%

13%

98%

18%

12%

11%

14%

13%

11%

10%

22%

47%

68%

84%

97%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:56 AM

SUNSET

09:21 PM

15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

45.6036, -98.3100

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

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