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  • Partners host youth turkey hunt at Stockton Lake

    STOCKTON, Mo. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Stockton Lake, National Wild Turkey Federation and Stockton Lions Club partnered to host the 7th annual Youth Managed Turkey Hunt on April 6-7, 2019 at Stockton Lake.

  • Record March runoff observed in upper basin; Public meetings set for April 9-11

    March runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was a record 11.0 million acre feet , surpassing the previous record of 7.3 MAF set in 1952. The average March upper basin runoff is 2.9 MAF. “The record March runoff significantly altered our 2019 upper basin runoff forecast,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division.

  • Spring public meetings on Missouri River operations set for April 9-11

    Twice a year, the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division hosts public meetings to discuss the Missouri River Mainstem System, its runoff and reservoir operations. The spring public meetings are scheduled for April 9-11 across the Missouri River Basin.

  • Corps of Engineers to increase releases at Harry S. Truman Dam

    WARSAW, Mo. – The Kansas City District, Corps of Engineers will begin to release water stored behind Harry S. Truman Dam and increase flows as river levels at Hermann, Missouri continue to decline. For the past 30 days, the dam has been storing water in its flood control pool and is approximately 25 percent full.

  • Corps communicating with officials; making system adjustments as plains snowmelt continues

    Today, Brig. Gen Peter Helmlinger, commander of the Northwestern Division addressed participants on a regularly held call that provides updates to Congressional, State, Tribal, local officials and the media. The mountain snowpack, which usually peaks around April 15, is still accumulating but at a rate that is considered average. A considerable amount of plains snowmelt is entering Missouri River Mainstem reservoirs in North Dakota and South Dakota. The inflows are primarily in the reservoirs at Oahe Dam and Fort Randall Dam. System releases are being adjusted as a result.

  • Plains snowmelt reaching mainstem reservoirs

    Corps water managers are closely monitoring plains snowmelt runoff in South Dakota and North Dakota and adjusting releases at the mainstem projects to balance inflows, rising reservoir levels, and downstream conditions. The mountain snowpack, which usually peaks around April 15, remains average. By April 1, 97 percent of the snowpack accumulation has normally occurred.

  • The Soo Locks open as 2019 shipping season begins

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie,

  • Gavins Point releases set for 27,000 cfs Monday, Upper basin snow melt beginning

    Releases from Gavins Point Dam will be increased to 27,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) Monday, March 25. The pool elevation declined .3 feet in the past 24 hours. The mountain snowpack remains average and plains snow melt in the upper basin is beginning.

  • Gavins Point releases will not reach 20,000 cfs, Fort Randall releases to resume Saturday

    Gavins Point Dam releases have been maintained at 24,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) since Wednesday, March 20. The new forecast is to increase releases from Gavins Point Dam to 32,000 cfs once the crest on the Big Sioux River reaches Sioux City. Releases from Fort Randall Dam will begin on Saturday, March 23 at a release rate of 4,000 cfs. On Sunday, releases will be increased to 12,000 cfs. Travel time from Fort Randall Dam to Gavins Point Dam is about 1.5 days.

  • Corps in Kansas City hosts U.S. Rep. Sam Graves for briefing

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a Missouri congressman today in our Emergency Operations Center for a briefing on Missouri River flooding and flood risk management operations. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, Missouri – 6th District, visited our headquarters and received a brief on the current situation and actions being taken by the Corps to reduce flood risk.