PIERRE, (KCCR) — Runoff into the Missouri River in June was just about half of normal. Runoff into the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was only two-point-nine million acre-feet or 52-percent of average. Jessica Batterman with the Corps of Engineers says runoff was well below the normal runoff window for the plain and mountains…
Mike Swenson with the Corps says there is plenty of room for storage in the Missouri River main stem system…
Doug Kluck with the National Drought Mitigation Center says the three-month outlook through the rest of summer doesn’t indicate much improvement…
The July runoff meeting is the final regular meeting for 2026, Fall in-person meetings are planned for along the river and a special meeting is scheduled for September 10th,
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