16 Mar 2015

Bridge closure on Harlan County Dam extended

REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb.,— To allow for the contractor, BCI Construction, to complete the placement of the stop logs on the upstreams side of the Harlan County spillway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harlan County Lake will extend the current closure of the dam through Mar. 31. 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.

9 Mar 2015

Corps invites public to Missouri River operations meetings

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division will hold five public meetings in early April to update stakeholders on current hydrologic conditions and the planned operation of the Mainstem Reservoir System.

6 Mar 2015

February runoff higher, 2015 Missouri River forecast still slightly below normal

Omaha, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division reports runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 2 million acre feet (MAF) during February, 186 percent of normal. The increased runoff was caused by above normal temperatures in the upper Missouri Basin that limited river ice build-up, and melted both plains and low elevation mountain snows. However, the 2015 runoff forecast in the same reach is 24.6 MAF, 97 percent of normal, and the March runoff forecast is about 1 MAF less than in February.