Colorado River Basin reservoir levels drop to record lows amid drought But the federal government is stopping short of forcing water cuts.

Management of the reservoir system is provided by the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division, Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, located in Omaha, Nebraska.

Not surprisingly, water levels on the Missouri River fluctuate from year to year and season to season, largely depending on precipitation patterns within upper and lower parts of the basin.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Don't expect to see Missouri River levels rise anytime soon. Months of dry and drought conditions across the upper Plains are not expected to ease in the near future, dropping ...

Low levels on the Mississippi River are leading to problems with commodity movements as barge traffic slows to a crawl. Flows from the Missouri River won’t be much help either, according to John ...

Missouri River Basin Water Management Director John Remus says conditions have been getting worse since the drought first began to emerge in July of 2020.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Missouri River basin is seeing above-normal runoff, but even that is still leaving reservoirs on the main stem system well short of full.

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Missouri River runoff in 2024 was at 91 percent of normal, and things don’t appear to be improving in 2025.

OMAHA, Neb. (KCAU) — Officials said that the runoff feeding into the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City is expected to be 85% of average.

The Missouri River flows past the Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge in Sioux City in April 2021. Runoff into the river's basin above Sioux City remains at well below-normal levels. Jesse Brothers ...

Reservoirs in the Colorado Basin, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are both at historically low levels after 23 years in drought conditions.

Not surprisingly, water levels on the Missouri River fluctuate from year to year and season to season, largely depending on precipitation patterns within upper and lower parts of the basin.