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OMAHA — In news that should come as no surprise, runoff into the Missouri River basin above Sioux City was well above normal in June. Fueled by a late-June weather system that dumped rainfalls ...
Thanks to heavy rainfall in western and central North Dakota and South Dakota, runoff into the upper Missouri River basin was 3.4 million acre-feet (MAF) in May, matching the average level.
The risk along the Missouri is highest downstream of Omaha. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encourages people to monitor weather service forecasts, set up weather alerts and check river ...
The Corps released its May runoff update for the Upper Missouri River Basin, which was 3.4 million acre feet, 100% of average.
University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.
TRITON was run on ORNL’s supercomputers to simulate massive widespread flooding in spring 2019 in the Missouri River Basin, the largest river basin in the United States, covering all or portions of 10 ...
Swimming in the Missouri River is dangerous due to fluctuating levels of sandbars, boulders, holes, and fast-moving currents. Even paddlers must be cautious because the river’s depth varies so much.
Certain rivers are not only bodies of water. They are written in history, defined in culture, and are enshrined in religious texts for some people. They connect countries, mark the lives of millions, ...
Locally, the canal systems in Lincoln County probably provide the most consistent smallmouth bass fishing. Elwood Reservoir, ...
Corps: May runoff for Missouri River Basin average, forecast remains below normal Ethan Hewett Jun 6, 2025 Gavins Point Dam in Yankton County, South Dakota ...
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Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered and carved up this landscape.