THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS PREPARING THE BIG RESERVOIRS ON THE MISSOURI RIVER FOR SNOWPACK RUNOFF AND SUMMER OPERATIONS.
AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA LAST WEEK, MIKE SWENSON OF THE CORPS’ OMAHA OFFICE SAID THE BIG LAKES HAVE PLENTY OF FLOOD STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE:
DAMS4 OC……RIGHT NOW. :08
SWENSON SAYS HYDRO POWER PRODUCTION FROM THE SIX DAMS IS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL AGAIN THIS YEAR;
DAMS5 OC….9.4 BILLION KILOWATT HOURS. :17
SWENSON SAYS THE CORPS IS PLANNING TO RAISE RESERVOIR LEVELS IN TIME FOR THE FISH SPAWN:
DAMS6 OC…….COUPLE OF MONTHS. ;16
THE CORPS HAS INCREASED THE FLOW FROM GAVINS POINT DAM NEAR YANKTON TO JUST OVER TWENTY THOUSAND CUBIC FEET PER SECOND.
Jerry Oster WNAX
