Missouri sees improvement in water levels after dry spell

Missouri sees improvement in water levels after dry spell

Missouri has picked up abundant rainfall over the last 48 hours, helping to restore some of the soil moisture lost during an exceptionally dry stretch.

Dry Times Continue To Plague Mo. River Basin

With the exception of the possibility of some precipitation in the next 10 days, the long-range forecast for the weather across the Missouri River basin looks eerily dry.

Dry outlook persists for Missouri River despite early spring runoff; Navigation support to begin mid-March

Warm February temperatures triggered early snowmelt and runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, but the overall 2026 runoff forecast remains well below average. February runoff was 1.3 million acre-feet, 113% of average. Despite this above average runoff in the Garrison, Oahe, and Gavins Point reaches, the full-year runoff forecast above Sioux City, Iowa is 20.6 MAF, 80% of average.