Missouri River Basin Weekly Update June 26, 2018
System storage is currently 66.8 MAF, 10.7 MAF above the base of the Annual Flood Control and Multiple Use Zone.
More than 30 percent of the 16.3 MAF of designated flood control storage remains available to capture runoff from mountain snowmelt and rainfall runoff.
Garrison releases were increased to 60,000 cfs due to continued high inflows.
Pool levels for Fort Peck and Garrison reservoirs are in their respective Exclusive Flood Control Zones (EFCZ).
Most of the mountain snowpack has melted. System storage is expected to peak in early July.
On June 25th, the service level was increased from 50,000 cfs to 60,000 cfs(25,000 cfs above full service).
Gavins Point releases remain reduced at 24,000 cfs in response to downstream conditions. Gavins Point releases will be increased as downstream conditions permit.
The NWS is forecasting the Platte River at Louisville to peak around 64,000 cfs tomorrow.