In the upper Missouri River basin, the year 2024 is starting off much as last year ended: with lower-than-normal water levels. The Corps of Engineers’ forecast for this year continues… Read More
Missouri River
Officials will discuss a flood resiliency study for the area near Brunswick, Mo., during a December 11 public outreach meeting in Brunswick. The meeting will be held at the Knight… Read More
A load of pipe believed to be one of the largest tows to move north on the Missouri River in years was recently delivered to Nebraska City, Neb. The load… Read More
Cletus J. Whelan, 92, of Columbia, Illinois, left this world for his next journey surrounded by family on October 29, 2023. He is preceded in death by his wife of… Read More
The Missouri Department of Transportation imploded the old Interstate 70 bridge that crosses the Missouri River near Rocheport, Mo., on September 10. The new westbound bridge, which had already been… Read More
Rainfall in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was above normal for the month of August, resulting in above-average runoff; however, due to drier-than-normal conditions in previous years,… Read More
July was about as close to normal as you can get, when it comes to runoff into the Missouri River Basin, the Corps of Engineers reports. The month’s runoff was… Read More
By James F. Lowe Kansas City Engineer District Public Affairs The flood of 2019 made apparent the need for extensive repairs on the Missouri River training devices–dikes and revetments–that direct… Read More
The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on June 16 against the Corps of Engineers in its three-year-old appeal of the Ideker Farms flood-damages case. In that case, a… Read More
Warm temperatures in the mountainous region of the upper Missouri River Basin has led to a quick melt of the mountain snowpack, the Corps of Engineers reports. The rapid melting… Read More
