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RIVERDALE, ND – While the Army Corps of Engineers is working to move water out of its 6 mainstem Missouri River dams this summer, seeking a return to levels below the 6% capacity “exclusive flood control” level, many people have been questioning whether or not the Corps should try to move off even more, in [...]
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BISMARCK, ND – While much of the state’s attention has shifted to epic flood situation in Minot, experts are saying that the Missouri River in Bismarck has now crested, at 19.02 feet. However, officials are warning residents to remain “prepared and vigilant,” as the high release rates from Garrison Dam will continue for at least [...]
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BISMARCK, ND – According to the latest figures released by the Omaha Army Corps of Engineers, the Garrison Reservoir’s outflows should finally start to outpace inflows at Garrison on July 4. Barring any unforeseen, massive storms, the highest elevation Garrison is expected to reach between now and then is 1854.8 feet, 0.8 feet above its [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Bismarck-Mandan residents are sighing relief today, as latest reports from the US Geological Survey show that the Missouri flood waters should crest tomorrow at 19.1 feet, almost 1.5 feet below earlier projections. However, inflows into Garrison and Oahe reservoirs have increased dramatically, even as inflows into Fort Peck have slowed. This morning, [...]
BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota National Guard’s Quick Response Teams (QRTs) in Bismarck-Mandan got a workout yesterday responding to six different calls, placing more than 2,400 sandbags in a five hour period on a forty foot section of levee in Southport. Currently, the NDNG has 6 QRTs and 3 Levee Patrols on duty in the [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “Nobody really knows what the Missouri River is doing to its bed or to the structures built on it,” environmental history expert Robert Schneiders told Plains Daily in an exclusive interview on the shape and nature of the Missouri River. “Those can only be realized after the flood waters subside.” Schneiders, an [...]
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BISMARCK, ND – “If there ever a was a problem with a dam, the Corps of Engineers would be the first one to bring that to light,” said Col. Robert Ruch. “We would get information out immediately…because public safety is our number one concern.” This morning, the Omaha Division of the Army Corps of Engineers [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “Residents, have a plan. Have a go kit ready in case you need to leave your residence quickly due to rapidly changing conditions and possible access issues,” Burleigh County Auditor Kevin Glatt told those listening to this morning’s Bismarck-Mandan flood update. “Be vigilant, be safe, and be prepared.” The Army Corps began [...]
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BISMARCK, ND – As the Army Corps of Engineers raises the release levels from Garrison Dam up to 140,000 cfs today, some people have questioned how well Bismarck-Mandan bridges will fare and whether or not the Corps will consider closing any or all of them. As releases from Fort Peck and Garrison continue to increase, [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “We cannot ignore the hazard that these dams present for the people up and down the Missouri River,” river management expert Dr. Bernard Shanks, told guest host Rob Port on the Scott Hennen Radio Show this past Friday. “They have failed at flood control this year, and they have failed, I think, [...]