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Missouri River Falling, Levee Repairs Pick Up

Missouri River Falling, Levee Repairs Pick Up

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As the Missouri River falls under flood stage below Gavins Point Dam, repair works continues on many of the breeched levees between Sioux City and Nebraska City.

Matt Krajewski, the Readiness Branch Chief for the Corps in Omaha, says there has been significant progress….

Krajewski says while repairs are being made, they are also planning ahead…

Krajewski says those repairs extend out from the main stem of the Missouri River..

Many of those levees failed again this year, flooding many miles of bottom land and closing I-29 several times.

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