Although overall runoff for September 2025 in the upper Missouri River Basin was above average, runoff in the Fort Peck and Garrison reaches continues to be well-below average.
“Beneficial rainfall occurred over central South Dakota and North Dakota in September resulting in well-above average runoff into Oahe, Big Bend, Fort Randall, and Gavins Point,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division.
“The above-average runoff combined with the lower releases from Gavins Point slightly improves the System storage outlook for the beginning of the 2026 runoff season,” Remus added.
September runoff was 1.3 million acre-feet, 109% of average above Sioux City....
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System storage on Sept. 1 was 50.1 Million Acre Feet combined storage in the six Missouri River Mainstem reservoirs. The stored water indicates winter releases from Gavins Point Dam will be a minimum of 12,000 cfs with navigation support season ending at the Mouth of the Missouri River on Dec. 1.
B-roll of a crew from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Missouri River Project Office placing riprap along the banks of the Missouri River as part of ongoing bank revetment stabilization and repair operations. These efforts help reduce erosion, maintain navigation channels, and protect critical infrastructure along the river. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers video by Delanie Stafford)
