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  • Missouri River upper basin runoff forecast lowered due to dry conditions

    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 million acre-feet, 48% of average.

  • Early spate of drownings raises concerns before heart of recreation season

    Drowning has claimed seven lives already this year at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recreation areas across the Midwest. A common factor in each of these incidents: none of the victims were wearing a life jacket.

  • As temps rise, officials implore recreators wear simple life-saving device

    When the Pacific Northwest sees increasing outdoor temperatures, many people flock to their favorite lakes and streams to cool off. Tragically, this also leads to avoidable drownings and boating-related fatalities. That’s why officials are imploring recreators to wear a simple life-saving device – a life jacket.

  • Agencies extend comment period for Columbia River System environmental review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), or co-lead agencies, are extending the public comment period for the Columbia River System Operations Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to August 15, 2025.

  • Missouri River upper basin runoff continues below average forecast

    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 million acre-feet, 76% of average.

  • Agencies push Columbia River environmental review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), or co-lead agencies, are pushing back virtual public scoping meetings they previously scheduled for the week of April 7, 2025. The co-lead agencies will also extend the scoping period for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Columbia River System Operations.

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