Audio by Eileen Williamson | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 01.12.2023
For the 2022 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 19.3 million acre-feet, 75% of average. This was the 30th lowest annual runoff for the Missouri River Basin in 125 years of record-keeping. The ongoing drought shows little relief in sight and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts runoff into the mainstem reservoir system will remain below normal. For......
Audio by Eileen Williamson | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 08.04.2022
This extended water management call includes an update on the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system operations as well as from the Omaha District Drought coordinator. While the Missouri River basin has seen improved runoff for two consecutive months, it is not enough to overcome the long-term drought persisting in much of the basin. July runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City,......
Audio by Eileen Williamson | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 04.23.2020
From April 20-23, the US Army Corps of Engineers' Northwestern Division, Missouri River Water Management division hosted 5 calls to allow members of the public to ask questions about planned operations for the Missouri River for the 2020 runoff season. This is a cumulative recording of the five calls....
