Below normal hydropower production in the Missouri Riven Basin in July 2023
2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Energy
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Start Date: 7/1/2023
- End Date: 7/31/2023
July 2023 runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 99% of average or 3.3 million acre-feet, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. Runoff was near or above average in all areas, except Fort Peck in Montana, which was 68% of average. Precipitation was below normal over much of the upper Missouri River basin in July, apart from small areas in Wyoming and southern South Dakota. The lower basin had a mix of above- and below-normal rainfall.
The six mainstem power plants generated 877 million kWh of electricity in July, down 79,000 kWh from the typical July energy generation of 956 million kWh. The power plants were expected to produce 7.8 billion kWh of electricity this year, compared to the long-term average of 9.4 billion kWh.
DRGNews (Pierre, S.D.), Aug 10, 2023
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