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Dry conditions last month (April) resulted in very low runoff into the upper Missouri River Basin. Mike Swenson with the US Army Corps of Engineers says the level of the Lake Oahe reservoir at Pierre/Fort Pierre is below the flood control zone (1607.5 feet).
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the Upper Missouri River Basin has recorded the ninth driest April in 123 years of record keeping.
(NAFB) – Very dry conditions in April resulted in low runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin. Runoff was 44 percent of average, the 9th driest April in 123 years of record. The updated 2021 upper Basin runoff forecast is 17.8 million acre-feet, 69 percent of average, the 22nd lowest calendar year runoff volume. John Remus of the Army Corps of Engineers says, “The extremely dry April, current drought conditions, and below-normal mountain snowpack has led our office to significantly lower the 2021 calendar year runoff forecast.” Mountain snowpack in the upper Basin has peaked and melt...
kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com OMAHA, NEBRASKA – Runoff throughout the Missouri River Basin is less than normal and, aggravated by extremely dry conditions, may continue to decline in the weeks and months ahead. In a conference call Thursday John Remus, Corps chief of Missouri River Basin Water Management Division, issued a caution for interests all along the system. “It is safe to say that water conservation measures will be implemented this year,” said Remus. “I urge all water users to begin to prepare for lower water access levels this fall and winter.” Earlier this week the U....
Very dry conditions in April resulted in very low runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin. The US Army Corps of Engineers says upper Basin runoff was 44% of average, which was the 9 th driest April in 123 years of record. The updated 2021 upper Basin runoff forecast is 17.8 million acre-feet (MAF), 69% of average, which, if realized, would rank as the 22 nd lowest calendar year runoff volume. “The extremely dry April, current drought conditions, and below-normal mountain snowpack has led our office to significantly lower the 2021 calendar year runoff forecast,” said John Remus, chief of ...