Missouri River Basin Water Management

Missouri River Basin Water Management

Following historic flooding in the Missouri River Basin during 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division committed to providing more frequent communications with stakeholders in the basin. The Corps aims to keep the basin informed about reservoir operations, current and forecast weather conditions and reservoir release plans. Congressional delegation members and/or representatives, Tribes, state governments, county and local officials and the media participate on each call.

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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 07/10/2025

July 11, 2025 • 24 mins
June runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 3.3 million acre-feet, 60% of average. The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, is 19.1 MAF, 74% of average, and slightly lower than last month’s forecast. The runoff forecast is based on current soil moisture conditions, mountain snowpack, and long-term precipitation and temperature outlooks.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 06/05/2025

June 5, 2025 • 22 mins
The June 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. “Heavy rainfall in western and central North Dakota and South Dakota during May supplemented the mountain snowmelt runoff,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 05/06/2025

May 13, 2025 • 24 mins
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. “Runoff into the reservoir system was below average for the month of April, and runoff was below average in all reaches,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mis...
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 03/06/2025

March 6, 2025 • 36 mins
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. Average is 25.7 MAF. 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...
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 02/06/2025

February 6, 2025 • 35 mins
The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. January runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 0.7 million acre-feet, 92% of average. Runoff was near or below average for most of the Missouri River Basin, and most of the upper basin had below-normal precipitation.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 01/08/2025

January 8, 2025 • 36 mins
For the 2024 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 23.3 million acre-feet, 91% of average. Dry conditions continue to affect the upper Missouri River Basin at the start of the 2025 calendar year, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting below-average runoff into the mainstem reservoir system. For 2025, runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa is forecast to be 20.2 MAF...
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 09/06/2024

September 6, 2024 • 34 mins
Drought is present across 73% of the Basin. August runoff was 1.2 MAF, 86% of average above Sioux City. The updated upper Basin runoff forecast for is 23.8 MAF, 92% of average. On Sept. 1, the volume of water stored in the System was 55.1 MAF, or 1.0 MAF below the base of the flood control zone. Storage is expected to decline through the fall. Expect System storage to be about 4.7 MAF below the base of flood control zone at the sta...
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 08/08/2024

August 9, 2024 • 30 mins
July runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 2.8 million acre-feet, 85% of average with below-average runoff in the upper three reaches and above-average runoff in the lower three reaches. The annual runoff forecast above Sioux City, Iowa is 23.9 MAF, 93% of average. “July brought warmer and drier weather to the Missouri River Basin,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers&rsquo...
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Fort Peck Test Flows - Weekly Call - 07/31/24

July 31, 2024 • 18 mins
This is the final call of the 2024 flow test. The average daily release rate from Fort Peck is 8,000 cfs and monitoring of pallid sturgeon continues. However, there is no indication of spawning therefore a drift flow was not undertaken. An update on the Wolf Point and Culbertsn gauges was provided. Monitoring of the from the test such as pool levels, erosion, dam safety, etc., will continue once the test is complete later this fall...
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Fort Peck Test Flows - Weekly Call - 07/24/24

July 24, 2024 • 17 mins
The average daily release rate from Fort Peck is 8,000 cfs and monitoring of pallid sturgeon continues. Irrigators asked about the Wolf Point gauge and USACE will be talking to the USGS to get more information on the gauge. Monitoring of the from the test such as pool levels, erosion, dam safety, etc., will continue once the test is complete later this fall.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Fort Peck Test Flows - Weekly Call - 07/17/24

July 18, 2024 • 14 mins
The average daily release rate from Fort Peck is 8,000 cfs and monitoring of pallid sturgeon continues. Monitoring of the from the test such as pool levels, erosion, dam safety, etc., will continue once the test is complete later this fall.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Call - 07/11/2024

July 11, 2024 • 43 mins
Significant rainfall led to an above average runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin. June runoff was 6.6 million acre-feet, which is 119% of average and 2.6 MAF higher than forecast.The rainfall totals exceeded 600% of normal over the 24-hour period. In response, releases from Fort Randall and Gavins Point dams were reduced, but they could not completely offset all the flooding.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Fort Peck Test Flows - Weekly Call - 07/10/24

July 10, 2024 • 18 mins
The second test flows from Fort Peck Dam to comply with the 2018 Biological Opinion resumed with a lower peak set at Wolf Point, Montana of 20,000 cfs. The average daily release rate from Fort Peck is 8,000 cfs and monitoring of the flow's effects continue.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Flood Response - Ad hoc Call - 07/08/24

July 8, 2024 • 19 mins
The FINAL ad-hoc call. The Missouri River continues to drop below flood stage. The Kansas City and Omaha Districts are preparing for post-flood assessments and repairs. Gavins Point Dam releases have increased to 15,000 cfs as a return to normal operations.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Flood Response - Ad hoc Call - 07/06/24

July 8, 2024 • 17 mins
The Missouri River crest is declining faster than expected. The Kansas City District remains ready to address requests for assistance. The Omaha District has one levee surveillance team on standby and is transitioning to post-flood recovery. Gavins Point Dam releases remain at 13,000 cfs.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Flood Response - Ad hoc Call - 07/05/24

July 5, 2024 • 26 mins
The Kansas City District prepares for a slightly higher Missouri River crest to reach areas downstream of Kansas City following heavy rains and flash flooding overnight July 3. The Omaha District continues levee surveillance with fewer teams as they transition to post-flood recovery. Gavins Point Dam releases remain at 13,000 cfs.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Flood Response - Ad hoc Call - 07/04/24

July 4, 2024 • 18 mins
The Kansas City District prepares for a slightly higher Missouri River crest to reach areas downstream of Kansas City following heavy rains and flash flooding overnight July 3. The Omaha District continues levee surveillance with fewer teams as they transition to post-flood recovery. Gavins Point Dam releases remain at 13,000 cfs.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Flood Response - Ad hoc Call - 07/03/24

July 3, 2024 • 27 mins
The Kansas City District prepares for the Missouri River crest to reach the area. and the Omaha District continues levee surveillance as they transition to post-flood recovery. Gavins Point Dam releases remain at 13,000 cfs.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Fort Peck Test Flows - Weekly Call - 07/03/24

July 3, 2024 • 13 mins
Test flows from Fort Peck Dam to comply with the 2018 Biological Opinion were recommenced Monday, June 17 after a delay. The test flow's second peak resumed but with a lower peak set at Wolf Point, Montana of 20,000 cfs. Flows continue stepping down, the spillway gates have closed, and a peak release of 8,000 cfs is scheduled for July 6.
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Missouri River Basin Water Management - Flood Response - Ad hoc Call - 07/02/24

July 2, 2024 • 19 mins
The Kansas City District prepares for the Missouri River crest to reach the area. and the Omaha District continues levee surveillance as they transition to post-flood recovery. Gavins Point Dam releases remain at 13,000 cfs.
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