The record floods of 2019 left Upper Midwest soils so super-saturated that even a modest increase in winter precipitation and runoff could threaten another record flood season on the Missouri… Read More
Runoff
Widespread and heavy rainfall in the upper Missouri River basin—above Sioux City, Iowa—resulted in another month of above average runoff, the Corps of Engineers reported. Areas of Montana, Wyoming, South… Read More
Much-above average runoff in the upper Missouri River basin (above Sioux City, Iowa) extended into June following widespread and heavy rainfall in South Dakota and Nebraska. Additionally, widespread and heavy… Read More
Runoff into the upper Missouri River basin in April was 7.8 million acre feet (maf.), the third highest April runoff in the 121 years of record-keeping, the Corps of Engineers… Read More
March runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was a record 11 million acre feet (maf.), surpassing the previous record of 7.3 maf. set in 1952,… Read More
The Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division announced May 22 it has increased releases from Fort Peck and Garrison dams due to high inflows from rapidly melting… Read More
The Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division said it will maintain higher-than-average releases from all projects on the system over the next several months. “Due to higher-than-average… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Water Management Division has raised its forecast of Missouri River Basin runoff in 2018. The Corps now expects 29 million acre feet (maf.) of… Read More
All 2017 stored flood waters were evacuated from the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system as of January 15, when the total volume stored in the system reached 56.1 million acre-feet… Read More
The Corps is continuing to prepare the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System for the upcoming runoff season, according to a January 9 conference call. Current Gavins Point Dam releases are… Read More
