JANUARY RUNOFF IN THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY WAS ONE MILLION ACRE-FEET, WHICH IS 132% OF AVERAGE.
RUNOFF WAS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR ALL OF THE REACHES IN THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE UPPER BASIN HAD BELOW-NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
THIS WAS DUE TO ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES CAUSING EARLY SNOWMELT…