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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...
Missouri River upper basin runoff continues below average forecast
4/9/2025
The updated 2025 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 2.3...
Virtual Missouri River water management public meetings set for April
3/18/2025
Two meetings to hear from the public about planned operation of the Missouri River Mainstem System will be held the first week in April...
Spring Missouri River public meetings to be virtual
3/11/2025
Virtual meetings on Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir system operations are in the process of being scheduled. Meeting dates and times will be announced as the details are finalized. In-person public...
Gavins Point releases increasing for navigation flow support; Upper basin runoff stays below average
3/6/2025
The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. February runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.0...
Below average runoff continues for upper Missouri River Basin in 2025
2/6/2025
The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. January runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 0.7...
Below-average runoff and reservoir storage expected for the Missouri River Mainstem System in 2025
1/8/2025
For the 2024 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 23.3 million acre-feet, 91% of average. Dry conditions continue to affect the upper Missouri River Basin at the...
Gavins Point Dam releases reduced to winter release rate
12/4/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began reducing the Gavins Point releases to the winter release rate on Nov. 23 with the navigation flow support season ending on Dec. 1 at St. Louis. “Releases from...

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