Heavy rains this spring have raised water levels on the Missouri River, but the Corps of Engineers says it’s nothing it can’t handle.

May runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 110% of normal. June rains increased flows on many tributaries.  Jody Farhat with the Corps of Engineers says more rain will only worsen the situation.

A swollen Platte River and other tributaries have been dumping into the Missouri, causing minor to moderate flooding from St. Joseph, Missouri south.
Farhat says, so far, the system of dams and levees is handling the excess water.