13 Apr 2020

Missouri River water management public meeting presentations available online

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Water Management Division has released four videos of presentations that would normally be given at public meetings held throughout the Missouri River Basin. In-person public meetings on Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System operations originally scheduled for April were canceled to further reduce potential exposure to COVID-19. Instead, the agency will host virtual question and answer sessions in late April. A web page with the videos, a form for submitting questions, and call in dates and times is located here: https://go.usa.gov/xvBpc.

7 Jul 2015

Missouri River Basin runoff remains above normal due to widespread rainfall

Runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa for the month of June was 6.8 million acre feet (MAF), 125 percent of normal. The 2015 runoff forecast is 26.6 MAF, 105 percent of normal. Average annual runoff is 25.2 MAF. June precipitation was above normal across much of the Missouri River Basin, most notably in the western Dakotas, eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming. Heavy rain also fell in eastern Nebraska, northeastern Kansas and much of Missouri.

9 Dec 2014

Corps reduces Missouri River dam releases to winter levels

As part of the normal operation of the Mainstem Reservoir System, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division has reduced releases from several Missouri River dams to winter levels.

23 Sep 2014

Corps to use Oahe Dam outlet tunnels for releases

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division will begin using the Oahe Dam outlet tunnels to supplement powerhouse releases of stored flood water starting Wednesday, Sept. 24.

7 May 2014

Corps reports near normal April runoff in the Missouri River basin

Omaha, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management

4 Apr 2014

Reservoir system ready to capture runoff from high mountain snowpack

Omaha, Neb. — In response to increasing mountain snowpack, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)