By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Cold weather moving into the area has prompted the US Army Corps of Engineers to increase flows upstream on the Missouri River.
The Corps has issued a statement that it increased the flows from Gavins Point Dam from 13,000 cubic feet per second to 15,000 at noon Monday. The Corps says the increased flows downstream on the Missouri River will lessen the chances of ice jams forming. It also will replace some of the water that forms into ice.
The Corps plans to return winter discharges at Gavins Point to 13,000 once the possibility of ice forming on the Missouri River stabilizes.
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