PIERRE — Officials with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers say drought conditions in the Missouri River basin are having an impact on the river. John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division says river users should prepare for lower levels this year…
Kevin Lowe with the Missouri River Basin Forecast Center says below normal mountain snow pack, drought and current outlooks for rain has caused a significant reduction in the forecasted runoff for 2021 to 17.8 million acre feet….
Mike Swenson with the Corps says the Oahe reservoir may not use it dedicated flood control pool this year…
Upper basin runoff into the Missouri River was 44-percent of average, making it the 9th driest April in 123 years of record-keeping on the river.
