PIERRE — Reservoirs along the main stem system of the Missouri River will continue to see declining levels for the remainder of 2021. Army Corps of Engineers officials gave their final regular update on Missouri River runoff for the year Thursday. Kevin Lowe with the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center says below normal precipitation is expected for the Dakotas with more of the same into fall…
Kevin Grode with the Corps Missouri River Water Management Division says the current runoff forecast could be the 10th lowest recorded in 123 years…
Corps Hydrologist Mike Swenson says main stem reservoirs are well below their flood control zones…
Releases from Oahe are expected to run around 31-thousand cubic feet per second. The Corps is planning on holding in-person public meetings in October, barring an increase in Covid-19 cases. The next update on runoff is expected in January.
