Des Moines River
River in Missouri, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 14,300 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
27,600
cfs · 45 min ago
Normal for today
2,150
cfs median, 24 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
15.67
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 2,150 cfs over 24 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 590 and 6,890 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Reports
From anglers on Des Moines River
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