10 Jun 2020

Big Bend campgrounds opening Thursday

Campgrounds and boat ramps operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Big Bend Project, South Dakota, will open Thursday after being closed to protect against the further spread of COVID-19; this will include Left Tailrace Campground. 

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.

11 Aug 2014

Missouri River Basin runoff remains above normal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division reports runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa for the month of July was 4.3 million acre feet (MAF), 133 percent of normal.

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)