OMAHA, Neb. - “August runoff was above average in the lower reaches of the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City due to timely rainfall. This allowed the System reservoirs to maintain lower release rates while meeting the reduced navigation flow targets at all downstream locations,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division. “Runoff in the Fort Peck and Fort Peck to Garrison reaches continue to be well-below average due to long-term precipitation deficits and the below-normal mountain snowpack in the Missouri Basin. Reservoir levels at Fort Peck and Garrison dropped about 1.6 feet in August, and System storage will continue to decline this fall,” Remus...
The Kansas City District has long played a significant role in testing and implementing new approaches to conducting work across its sprawling footprint in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Now, a new pilot program that leverages GoPro cameras and Artificial Intelligence technology reflects a broader commitment to using these tools for smarter, more efficient ways to serve the needs of the public it serves across the region.
The Kansas City District has long played a significant role in testing and implementing new approaches to conducting work across its sprawling footprint in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Now, a new pilot program that leverages GoPro cameras and Artificial Intelligence technology reflects a broader commitment to using these tools for smarter, more efficient ways to serve the needs of the public it serves across the region.
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.
The Jackson Levees are shown, Aug. 21, 2025, just below the Teton Range where more than 10,000 residents, along with homes, businesses, emergency facilities and farmland, are protected annually due to ongoing efforts from the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
