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
John Remus
Precipitation totaling between 2 to 5 inches fell over central Nebraska and much of South Dakota during the first half of last week. Because of the rain, inflows into the… 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
In response to developing flood conditions on the Missouri River, the Kansas City Engineer District commander, Col. Doug Guttormsen, declared a flood emergency to exist within the Kansas City District. Read More
The 2019 runoff forecast in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, is 28.4 million acre feet, 112 percent of normal, according to the Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced February 7 that all 2018 stored flood waters were evacuated from the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system as of January 29. The full 16.3 million… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is preparing the Missouri River mainstem system for the 2019 runoff season. Current releases from Gavins Point Dam—the lowest of five large dams in the upper… Read More
Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River Mainstem System projects, including Gavins Point Dam, will continue through November, the Corps of Engineers reported November 5. “Gavins Point releases will remain near… Read More
The Corps of Engineers temporarily reduced reservoir releases into the Missouri River in response to heavy rains and runoff in Kansas and Missouri, the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division… Read More
