Missouri River Runoff Outlook Drops From February

Missouri River Runoff Outlook Drops From February

PIERRE — The U-S Army Corps of Engineers has adjusted their annual runoff forecast for the Missouri River downward as runoff or the lack thereof remains. The Corps held their third update on runoff into the river Thursday. Doug Klock with the National Weather Service says the lack of winter precipitation has failed to recharge soil moisture…

Ryan Larson with the Corps in Omaha says the forecasted runoff is down from February…

Mike Swenson, also with the Corps of Engineers, says system storage is currently at 48-point-one million acre feet…

The Corps of Engineers will not have an April call, but will instead have in-person meetings for updates along the river.