Missouri River managers turn attention from flood to drought
RANDY DOCKENDORF, Yankton Press and Dakotan
April 12, 2021
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YANKTON, S.D. (AP) With anticipated continued drought, flooding likely won’t be an issue this year in the upper Missouri River basin, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other federal officials.
Despite recent rainfall, the Yankton region remains a combination of abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. A similar situation is found in much of the upper basin.
Reservoir inflows in the basin above Sioux City, Iowa, were well-below average in March. The updated 2021 upper basin runoff forecast is 21.3 million acre-feet (MAF), 83% of average.
Missouri River managers turn attention from flood to drought
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“The purpose of these meetings is to update the region on current hydrologic conditions including 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,” said John Remus, chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division.
Participants are encouraged to submit questions before the webinars using the ‘submit your questions in advance’ link in the meeting announcement, said Remus.
The meeting will include updates from the following: John Remus, chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division; Kevin Low, Missouri River Basin Forecast Center; Kevin Grode, Missouri River Water Management Division; and Mike Swenson, Missouri River Water Management Division. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations.