OMAHA, Neb. – For the 2024 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 23.3 million acre-feet, 91% of average.
Dry conditions continue to affect the upper Missouri River Basin at the start of the 2025 calendar year, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting below-average runoff into the mainstem reservoir system. For 2025, runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa is forecast to be 20.2 MAF, 79% of average.
The 2025 forecast is based on current runoff trends, drier than normal soil conditions, and below-average plains and mountain snowpack. At the start of the 2025 runoff season, which typically begins around March 1, the total volume of water stored in the Missouri River...
Beneath the surface of infrastructure projects and flood control measures, a quiet but vital mission is underway. Federal archaeologists are uncovering hidden pieces of history as they work to preserve cultural heritage during modern development. From ancient fossils to long-forgotten Native American sites, these archaeologists are the stewards of our nation’s past, ensuring that progress does not erase the stories that came...
For the 2024 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 23.3 million acre-feet, 91% of average.
Dry conditions continue to affect the upper Missouri River Basin at the start of the 2025 calendar year, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting below-average runoff into the mainstem reservoir system. For 2025, runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa is forecast to be 20.2 MAF, 79% of average.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) hosted a signing ceremony for an upcoming project aimed at improving fish passage along Mill Creek, Jan. 10, 2025.
Video includes an invocation from CTUIR members.
1st remarks - Lt. Col. Katie Werback, Commander, Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
2nd remarks - Chairman Gary Burke of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
