Missouri River Update - March 2025
The 2025 calendar year runoff forecast above Sioux City is 22.1 MAF, 86% of average. The runoff forecast is based on current soil moisture conditions, plains snowpack, mountain snowpack, and long-term precipitation and temperature outlooks. In February, the runoff forecast was 20.6 MAF, which was 80% of average. Average is 25.7 MAF. The Mountain snowpack in the upper Missouri River Basin is accumulating at below average rates. The March 3 mountain snowpack in the Fort Peck reach was 89% of average, while the mountain snowpack in the Fort Peck to Garrison reach was 91% of average. By March 1, about 79% of the total mountain snowfall has typically accumulated. Mountain snow normally peaks near April 17.

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