Projections Call For Rapid Fall In River Levels At St. Louis
With the seasonal decrease in flows from the Missouri River, attention concerning low-water conditions is turning to the Middle Mississippi.
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With the seasonal decrease in flows from the Missouri River, attention concerning low-water conditions is turning to the Middle Mississippi.
Gavins Point Dam releases will be reduced in late November as flow support to navigation ends. Releases are currently 32,000 cubic feet per second.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin to decrease water releases from Gavins Point Dam to the winter rate later this month.
Releases at the Gavin’s Point Dam will be reduced in late November. John Remus, with the US Corps of Engineers, says that releases at the dam will go from 32,000 cubic feet per seconds, to 13,000 cubic feet per second by December 1st. Remus says that they have a twelve person team in his o
Releases currently are at 32,000 cubic feet per second, and the corps will begin to reduce them to 13,000 cfs beginning on Nov. 22.