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SKUNK RIVER

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Skunk River at Augusta, IA

DES MOINES COUNTY, IA40.7537°N, -91.2771°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

7,660cfs

GAUGE HT

7.78ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

7,660cfs 55.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 5,551–7,509 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

7,660cfs

PERIOD LOW

4,090cfs

RUNNABLE

63%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.78ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

63°

WED

92°

67°

THU

80°

69°

FRI

88°

71°

SAT

81°

69°

SUN

87°

70°

MON

90°

72°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

66°

71°

76°

80°

83°

84°

86°

87°

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76°

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86°

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82°

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76°

80°

81°

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81°

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78°

76°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph N

G 8 mph

NNE

SSE

G10

SSW

ESE

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

WNW

ENE

SSE

G11

SSE

G16

ESE

G20

G21

ENE

G21

ENE

G20

G16

ENE

ESE

G12

G10

SSE

ESE

G14

ESE

SSE

G13

G11

G13

SSW

G13

SSE

G10

G15

G24

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

G28

G29

G25

SSE

G23

SSE

G21

SSE

G24

SSE

G23

SSE

G17

G14

WNW

G14

WNW

G13

NNW

G12

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

G10

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

40%

45%

48%

18%

33%

32%

21%

16%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

12%

10%

11%

50%

22%

80%

97%

10%

11%

100%

96%

100%

11%

100%

70%

100%

19%

100%

41%

100%

28%

100%

93%

82%

67%

45%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:41 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

40.7537, -91.2771

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 05:45 UTC

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