Hydropower production reduced in the Upper Missouri River Basin
11/4/2022 4:18:10 PM
CATEGORIES:
Energy
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
Cedar County, NE
Knox County, NE
South Dakota
Yankton County, SD
Start Date: 10/1/2022
- End Date: 10/31/2022
October runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin was just 73% of average, while the annual runoff is forecast to be 76% of average.
Hydropower generation at the six mainstem power plants produced 689 million kWh of electricity in October, which is far less than the average of 817 million kWh for October.
Siouxland Matters (Sioux City, Iowa), Nov 4, 2022
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