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Weekly calls designed to keep public updated on status of Fort Peck test flows
4/23/2024
Beginning Weds., April 24, the Missouri River Water Management Division will host weekly virtual meetings to provide updates on the status of test flows from Fort Peck Dam in Montana. Test flows to...
Upper basin runoff forecast improves, remains below average; Fort Peck test flows to begin in late April
4/8/2024
The latest 2024 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa shows slight improvement.   “The overall lack of snowpack in both the plains and the mountains has led...
Missouri River Basin spring public meetings announced
3/15/2024
Public Meetings are held each spring and fall across the Missouri River basin. Upper Basin spring public meetings will be held the week of March 25 in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana...
Despite early runoff, upper basin runoff forecast below average; Gavins Point releases to increase for navigation flow support
3/7/2024
A warm February led to increased snowmelt and runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa. February runoff was 1.8 million acre-feet, 161% of average with above average runoff in every...
Average Garrison Dam releases declining to address downstream ice
2/29/2024 UPDATED
**Updated to note continued decline in releases toward 16,000 cfs ahead of the forecast schedule.** Fluctuations in temperatures in the Bismarck area have resulted in ice formation on the Missouri...
Below average runoff forecast for the upper Missouri River Basin in 2024
2/6/2024 UPDATED
**Last paragraph to note Forecast generation for 2024 is 8.6 billion kWh. It had been incorrectly stated as 2023.** The updated 2024 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above...
Dry conditions expected to persist for the Missouri River Basin
1/5/2024
For the 2023 calendar year, Missouri River Basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 30.4 million acre-feet (MAF), 118% of average. Despite the above average runoff last year, the U.S. Army Corps of...