Missouri River a foot lower from Nebraska City to Kansas City
10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Business & Industry
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Atchison County, KS
Doniphan County, KS
Leavenworth County, KS
Wyandotte County, KS
Andrew County, MO
Atchison County, MO
Buchanan County, MO
Holt County, MO
Platte County, MO
Nemaha County, NE
Otoe County, NE
Richardson County, NE
Start Date: 9/14/2022
- End Date: 12/1/2022
Continuing drought in the Missouri River Basin led the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to lower Missouri River levels from Nebraska City to Kansas City by a full foot. The lower levels will affect boat traffic and could impact municipal water supplies and other utilities that rely on the river. 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.
Radio Iowa (Des Moines), Sept. 14, 2022
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