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Missouri River Reservoir Levels Slow to Fall

Missouri River Reservoir Levels Slow to Fall

Oahe Dam intakes Photo: WNAX


The big reservoirs on the Missouri River are slowly dropping as the Corps of Engineers moves spring and summer runoff downriver.
Mike Swenson with the Corps in Omaha, in the weekly update, says most of their flood storage is still in use….

Swenson says downstream releases will hold steady for at least the next three weeks…

Swenson says Lake Oahe levels haven’t changed much in the last week..

The Corps usually tries to have all the flood storage moved out by the end of the year.

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