The Corps of Engineers is preparing the reservoirs on the Missouri River for the run off season.

Joel Knofczynski, a hydraulic engineer in the Corps office in Omaha, says almost all of the flood pool is available behind the six, mainstem dams…..

Knofczynski says they will soon start releases for the downstream navigation season…..

Knofczynski says they are anticipating a full, eight month navigation season…..

The Corps has said there will not be a spring pulse for endangered species habitat this year. They also said they expect run off to be about one hundred fifteen percent of normal this year.