By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Water flowing into the Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam has been reduced to its winter level.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports it has lowered releases to 12,000 cubic feet per second. The Corps began reducing water flowing into the Missouri from Gavins Point on November 23rd. The navigation flow support season ended December 1st at St. Louis.
“Releases from Gavins Point Dam are being reduced to the 12,000 cubic feet per second winter release rate by mid-December,” John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division, said in a written statement released by the Corps. “We will closely monitor river conditions, and releases will be adjusted to the extent practical to lessen the impacts of river ice formation on stages in the lower river.”
The Corps had been releasing 32,000 cfs prior to the reductions beginning at the end of November.
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