<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/1/1579632785645.jpeg" alt="Gavins Point Dam" />
 <figcaption>Gavins Point Dam</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostWater
releases from Gavins Point Dam are being lowered by the Army Corps of Engineers
over concerns the level at Lewis and Clark Lake is dropping too low for municipal
water intakes.The
Corps had kept releases at Gavins Point at the South Dakota border upstream on
the Missouri River higher than normal to evacuate excess water and prepare the
upstream reservoirs for spring runoff.Releases
have been at 30,000 cubic feet per second since January 7th,
dropping total storage at Gavins Point by 124-Thousand acre feet. The pool elevation
has dropped from 1207.7 feet to 1201.9 feet. They are being lowered to 27,000
cfs tomorrow, still well above normal winter releases."The
pool level fluctuations at Gavins Point Dam have led to concerns that the lower
pool level may affect access to water at some municipal water intakes on Lewis
and Clark Lake," John Remus, chief of the Missouri River Water Management
Division, said in a written statement released by the Corps.Lewis
and Clark Lake is located on the South Dakota and Nebraska border at Gavins
Point Dam.

Corps to lower releases at Gavins Point Dam