Omaha, Nebraska — As the downstream navigation season on the Missouri River is wrapping up for the year, releases from Gavins Point Dam near Yankton are being reduced to winter levels. It’s a seasonal move, according to John Remus, chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha.
While releases are being cut way back, Remus says the Corps will continue to work with downstream users.
Remus says there will be some higher-than-normal releases from upstream dams over the coming months because the reservoir system is a bit unbalanced right now.
Depending on upstream conditions, he says the Corps normally starts increasing flows again in mid-March.
