East Fork Des Moines River
River in Iowa, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 1,308 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
437
cfs · 45 min ago
Normal for today
101
cfs median, 86 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
8.71
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 101 cfs over 86 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 35.0 and 685 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near East Fork Des Moines River
East Fork Des Moines River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Root River (142 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on East Fork Des Moines River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.