Runoff into the Missouri River basin may be slightly higher than normal this year, according to a new projection. Nicole Shorney, a hydraulic engineer with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, says there’s no cause for concern. The Corps says the reservoir system will be going into the runoff season at the base of the annual flood control zone, so more than 16-million acre feet of flood control capacity will be available. A new projection from the Corps of Engineers shows runoff into the Missouri River basin may be above normal this year, but not by much. Joel Knofczynski (noff-CHIN-ski), a Corps engineer, says releases into the waterway have been unchanged for weeks.

The Corps estimates runoff will be at 105-percent of average. There’s no concern, at this point, for any significant flooding. The Corps of Engineers is predicting runoff into the Missouri River basin this year will be at 105-percent of average, so just slightly elevated. Joel Knofczynski, a Corps engineer, says they have plenty of flood storage available and there’s no cause for concern.

River runoff usually begins in March and peaks in June.

(Radio Iowa)