PIERRE — The U-S Army Corps of Engineers presented the final Missouri River runoff update of 2023 Thursday. Ryan Larsen with the Corps says runoff for the year will be above average…
June runoff above Sioux City was six-point-seven million acre feet or 122-percent of average. The Corps’ Mike Swenson says the Oahe reservoir is about as full as it will get this year…
John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division with the Corps says even with the improvement, they will maintain efforts to conserve water…
Because of the increased runoff the Corps will be able to support a full length navigation season on the lower Missouri River.
