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    Below-average runoff leads to reduced navigation flow support and shortened season

    Below-average runoff leads to reduced navigation flow support and shortened season

    June runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 2.9 million acre-feet, 52% of average. The updated 2026 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. “Mountain snowpack peaked much earlier than normal this year and completely melted by the end of June,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division. “June runoff was below-normal to well-below-normal in every reach due to below average precipitation, dry basin conditions and below average mountain snowpack. Dry conditions are expected to continue in July.” The 2026 calendar year runoff forecast above Sioux City is 15.5 MAF, 60% of...

    07.06.2026 | OMAHA, NEBRASKA, US | Story by Eileen Williamson

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    Erosion moves mountains: USACE’s relentless reply...
    07.01.2026 | Story by Andria Allmond
    After a century of quiet, Mount St. Helens - known to the Cowlitz as Lawetlat’la, or The Smoking Mountain - announced its wrath in 1980. The eruption wasn't a singular event. It began a decades-long geological and engineering challenge for Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "With the continued sediment outwash, it could be said the eruption never stopped," said Portland District Civil Engineer and Technical Lead Todd Hansen....

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    06.23.2026 | Story by Andria Allmond
    “Bonneville Dam is complicated." When our media desk at at the Portland District heard the dam underwent a safety reclassification, we knew it was a major story. Here is what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers safety data actually means for the region: According to our Dam Safety Program Manager, Matt Chase, “Bonneville Dam is working well and operating safely today... The new understanding of risk just helps us know what to fix for the...
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    Missouri River Monthly Update - July 2026

    Missouri River Monthly Update - July 2026

    MISSOURI RIVER MAINSTEM RESERVOIR DATA Pool Elevation (feet above mean sea level) On June 30 Change in June Water in Storage (1,000 acre-feet) On June 30 % of 1967-2025 Average Change in June Fort Peck 2223.9 +0.7 12,778 85 +143 Garrison 1828.2 +1.6 15,051 79 +457 Oahe 1597.9 -0.6 15,839 85 -203 Big Bend 1421.2 +0.1 1,700 100 +7 Fort Randall 1355.0 -0.2 3,414 89 -12 Gavins Point 1206.6 +0.3 340 91 +6 Total 49,122 84 +398 WATER RELEASES AND ENERGY GENERATION FOR JUNE Average Release in 1,000 cfs Releases in 1,000 acre-feet Generation in Million kWh Fort Peck 6.8 406 64 Garrison 17.8 1,060 154 Oahe 21.9 1,303 190 Big Bend 22.6 1,346 72 Fort Randall 23.1 1,374 147 Gavins Point 25.0 1,487 68 Total 695

    Taken: 07.06.2026 | Photo by Eileen Williamson

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    Garrison Dam Powerhouse

    Garrison Dam Powerhouse
    06.25.2026 | Photo by Delanie Stafford
    An early morning scenic photo of the Garrison Dam powerhouse looking south at the downstream side of the Missouri River. (U.S. Army Corps of...
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    Missouri River Basin Water Management

    Missouri River Basin Water Management
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    Following historic flooding in the Missouri River Basin during 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division committed to...

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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Outgoing Seattle District Commander Montage: Col. Kathryn P. Sanborn

    60-second montage of outgoing USACE, Seattle District Commander, toward Change of Command, July 17, 2026.

    Taken: 06.22.2026 | Video by Nicole Celestine

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