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Dry March leads to reduction in annual basin runoff forecast
4/6/2026
The updated 2026 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. March runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.7...
Join USACE water managers for public meetings on Missouri River system operations
3/11/2026
After a season of virtual-only updates, USACE Missouri River water managers look forward to meeting with members of the public in person this spring. The public is invited to join the U.S. Army Corps...
Dry outlook persists for Missouri River despite early spring runoff; Navigation support to begin mid-March
3/5/2026
Warm February temperatures triggered early snowmelt and runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, but the overall 2026 runoff forecast remains well below average. February runoff was...
Lower than normal runoff expected for the Missouri River Basin in 2026
2/4/2026
January runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.0 million acre-feet, which is 132% of average. Runoff was above average for all of the reaches in the upper Missouri River Basin, even...
Forecast shows Missouri River runoff returning to more normal levels after below-average 2025
1/8/2026
For the 2025 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 19.9 million acre-feet, 78% of average. For 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting runoff in the...
Gavins Point Dam releases reduced to winter release rate
12/4/2025
Reduced releases from the Gavins Point Dam to the winter release rate on began Nov. 23 with the navigation flow support season ending on Dec. 1 at St. Louis. “Releases from Gavins Point Dam are being...
Gavins Point Dam releases to be reduced to winter release rate
11/6/2025
Releases from Gavins Point Dam will be reduced in late November as flow support to navigation ends. Releases are currently 25,500 cubic feet per second (cfs). “We will continue to make releases from...
Virtual Missouri River fall public meeting in-lieu of canceled meetings
10/22/2025
In-person public meetings on Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir system operations, which were scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27; Monday, Nov. 3; and Tuesday, Nov. 4 have been canceled. A virtual meeting...
September runoff above average; Fall public meetings set
10/6/2025
Although overall runoff for September 2025 in the upper Missouri River Basin was above average, runoff in the Fort Peck and Garrison reaches continues to be well-below average. “Beneficial rainfall...
System storage declining, Gavins Point Dam's winter releases will be minimum rate
9/5/2025
August runoff was 1.5 million acre-feet, 109% of average above Sioux City with most of the runoff entering the System below Garrison Dam. September runoff in the upper Basin is forecast to be well...
Below normal runoff continues in the Upper Missouri Basin
8/7/2025
July runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 2.0 million acre-feet (MAF), 62% of average. Runoff was below-average in the Fort Peck and Garrison reaches with average to...
June runoff much below average; Navigation flow support decreased slightly after System storage check
7/9/2025
June runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 3.3 million acre-feet, 60% of average. The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City,...
May runoff average; Missouri River upper basin runoff forecast below normal
6/5/2025
The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. May runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 3.4...
Releases from Garrison Dam to be temporarily lowered
5/12/2025
To assist with the recovery of a tugboat that sank on the Missouri River on Tuesday, May 6, releases from Garrison Dam will be reduced...
Missouri River upper basin runoff forecast lowered due to dry conditions
5/8/2025
The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. April runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.4...

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