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Flats N Cats Guide Service

Flats N Cats Guide Service

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Flats N Cats Guide Service is a fishing charter and guide service based in Des Moines, IA.

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1997 to 2026

The water at Flats N Cats Guide Service typically runs highest in May, at a median 7,960 cfs, and lowest in September, at 595 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 46,700 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January663292 to 1,660
February890309 to 1,740
March3,4201,390 to 6,440
April5,9402,670 to 11,050
May7,9604,520 to 13,000
June7,3504,210 to 12,850
July5,7602,360 to 9,890
August1,330701 to 4,450
September595324 to 2,475
October686248 to 3,700
November1,290275 to 2,910
December1,050382 to 2,150

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IA (site 05482000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

81Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 45°F, low 36°FRain 0%Wind 10 kt, gusts 18

Streamflow

11,700 cfs

Much above normal (95th)

Water level

17.99 ft

Air quality

18 Good

EAST HIGH monitor, 3 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 23 ft. NWS reads 18.06 ft here.

NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Polk Co. Air Quality Division via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. See full conditions →

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