Drought lowered November runoff in the Missouri River Basin
12/7/2022 1:22:22 PM
CATEGORIES:
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Start Date: 11/1/2022
- End Date: 11/30/2022
November runoff into the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 540,000 acre-feet, or 51% of average, lowering the 2022 runoff forecast to 19.0 MAF, 74% of the average of 25.7 MAF. Months of dry weather across the upper plains have led to reduced runoff into the river and its six reservoirs, which were lower than normal for this time of year.
Sioux City Journal (Iowa), Dec 7, 2022
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