Video by Eileen Williamson | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 04.03.2025
Spring public meetings to discuss Missouri River Water Management operations and plans were held April 1 and 3, 2025. Spring public meetings provide a status of mountain snowpack, a runoff forecast for the year, and how operations during the runoff year will meet the authorized purposes for the Missouri River Mainstem System. Meetings were held virtually due to travel restrictions. Updates......
Video by Kenneth Wright | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 06.21.2024
Water flows from the mid-level gates of Pine Flat Dam on June 6, 2023, following historic rainfall and inflow into Pine Flat Lake, California. (U.S. Army photo by Ken Wright)...
Video by Makenzie Leonard | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District | 08.22.2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District in conjunction with South Dakota State University technicians, Tribal Representatives, and a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) representative came together on the Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota for a meeting and site visit to a recently completed mesonet weather station as part of Project Snowpack. Project Snowpack is......
Video by Kenneth Wright | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 06.06.2023
Water flows from the mid-level gates of Pine Flat Dam on June 6, 2023, following historic rainfall and inflow into Pine Flat Lake, California. (U.S. Army photo by Ken Wright)...
Video by Melanie Peterson | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 02.27.2023
William Long, hydrologic technician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, talks about the process for snow surveys that are completed in the region. The teams are taking the surveys to assist Corps of Engineers’ water management officials in determining how much water is contained within the snowpack this year. This information is shared with other agencies, such as......
Video by Patrick Moes | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 02.01.2023
Ever wonder how we manage the water levels at our reservoirs ? U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Engineer Jason Tidwell talks about his role in managing St. Paul District reservoirs to include Lake Traverse, Red Lake and Orwell Lake....
Video by Eileen Williamson | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 11.03.2022
A virtual public meeting was held Nov. 3. The meeting included current hydrologic conditions and the planned operation of the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system for the remainder of 2022 as well as draft plans for regulating the system in 2023. “We will continue to make releases from Gavins Point Dam to provide flow support at a level 500 cubic feet per second above minimum service,......
Video by Patrick Bloodgood | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 03.23.2022
The Missouri River Balancing game, originally developed in 2013 by the Northwestern Division, US Army Corps of Engineers went offline after support stopped for the Flash web plugin, but is officially back and better than ever. Play the game at https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/Basin-Balancer/...
