Oahe Reservoir Hits Peak Runoff Collection Before Mid-April

Oahe Reservoir Hits Peak Runoff Collection Before Mid-April

FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — Just weeks after holding it’s spring meeting in Fort Pierre, the U-S Army Corps of Engineers held it’s April Missouri River runoff update a day earlier than normal. Jessica Batterman with the Corps in Omaha says projected runoff remains low…

Mike Swenson with the Corps says the Oahe Reservoir has already passed it’s peak for collecting runoff…

Kevin Lowe with the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center says looking ahead through spring slightly more rain may be possile…

The Corps’ monthly updates are usually held on the first Thursday of a month in the spring.