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JAMES RIVER

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James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, ND

FOSTER COUNTY, ND47.3997°N, -98.7976°W Updated 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

25cfs

GAUGE HT

1.44ft

AIR TEMP

96°F

WIND

16mph SSW

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

25cfs 46.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 38–52 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

348cfs

PERIOD LOW

8cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.44ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

97°

73°

MON

96°

72°

TUE

83°

69°

WED

81°

64°

THU

93°

63°

FRI

98°

75°

SAT

94°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

91°

mild

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86°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph S

G 15 mph

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G28

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G26

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G27

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G25

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G22

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G15

G16

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G20

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NNE

ESE

G11

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G16

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G22

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G23

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G22

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G17

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G17

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G15

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G18

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G24

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G16

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G37

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G38

G36

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SSE

G34

SSE

G34

SSE

G32

SSE

G29

SSE

G28

G26

G24

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G24

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

19%

79%

100%

97%

100%

74%

100%

51%

100%

60%

11%

61%

11%

100%

78%

11%

84%

100%

14%

59%

10%

11%

17%

12%

100%

76%

44%

10%

16%

76%

38%

79%

100%

12%

66%

20%

11%

13%

96%

100%

13%

12%

13%

26%

36%

32%

30%

32%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

963

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

09:30 PM

15H 39M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

47.3997, -98.7976

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

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