System storage reached 56.1 MAF, the base of the Annual Flood Control and Multiple Use Zone, on January 28, 2019. This means that all stored flood waters from 2018 have been evacuated. The upper Basin runoff forecast for 2019 is 25.6 MAF, which is about average. Mountain snowpack is currently below average (lower right graphic). Plains snow conditions vary throughout the upper Basin: light in Montana and North Dakota, and moderate-to-heavy in the central and eastern Dakotas (upper right graphic). The Gavins Point winter release is currently 20,000 cfs. Releases are expected to be reduced to 17,000 cfsby mid-February. Ice conditions will be closely monitored.