The James River Water Development District Board of Directors got an update today (Thursday) on flooding possibilities in the river basin at a special meeting in Yankton.Flood warnings have already been issued for the river from the North Dakota border into Yankton County.
Tim Temeyer, Chief of the Water Control and Water Quality Section of the Corps of Engineers office in Omaha told the board they are working to control the flows from two dams in North Dakota.Temeyer says they are watching conditions in the upper basin...
District Manager Darrell Raschke says they tried to move as much water as they could...
Raschke says there will be some areas that will see higher water longer than others...
Raschke says they anticipate that high water will continue along the river into mid summer.
