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  • Corps decreases runoff forecast due to lower than normal mountain snowpack

    Omaha, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division is decreasing the annual runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, to 20.3 million acre feet (MAF), which is 80 percent of normal and 4.9 MAF less than average. The decreased forecast is due to below normal mountain snowpack and the lack of plains snow in the basin.

  • Harlan County Dam road to be closed for Tainter Gate repairs

    REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb.,— To allow for the contractor, OCCI Construction of Fulton, Mo., to continue their work on the Tainter Gate Repair Project on the Harlan County Lake Dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harlan County Lake will close both lanes of the dam from April 15 to April 23. During this period of time, both lanes of the dam will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and traffic will be directed to take the designated detour.

  • Harry S. Truman parks to close temporarily for road work

    WARSAW, Mo.,—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harry S. Truman Lake announces the temporary closure of Windsor Crossing (all of park) and Talley Bend (boat ramp).

  • Boat safety encouraged with record low at Wilson Lake

    SYLVAN GROVE, Kan.,— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wilson Lake reminds boaters to be especially safe with record low lake levels. At 8.5 feet below normal conservation pool, many shallow water hazards are present. Much of the west end of the lake is too shallow to operate. As levels continue to decline, underwater structures become newly exposed hazards.

  • Corps dedicated to working with Missouri River stakeholders

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.,— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District Commander, Col. Andrew Sexton, delivered a message to the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association during their annual meeting on Mar. 7. During his message, he discussed the Corps dedication to working with stakeholders in an effort to be collaborative and transparent in our processes on the Missouri River.