Fort Peck Dam Runoff Lowest Ever Recorded
Drought conditions continue to impact the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, IA. July runoff in the upper Basin was 34 percent of average. July runoff above Fort Peck Dam was the lowest in 123 years of record- keeping.
The updated 2021 upper Basin runoff forecast is 14.6 million acre-feet (MAF), 57 percent of average. If realized, this runoff amount would be the 10th driest year in