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Fort Peck releases averaged 7,100 cfs in February, compared to the long-term average of <br />11,500 cfs. They will average 5,500 cfs in March. The reservoir fell half a foot in February, ending <br />the month at elevation 2200.4 feet msl. It will rise half a foot in March, ending the month 29.3 feet <br />below normal. It is 2.1 feet higher than last year at this time. <br />The six main stem power plants generated 391 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity in <br />February, only 60 percent of normal because of reduced releases from the dams. The forecast for <br />energy production in 2006 is 6.1 billion kWh, compared to the average of 10 billion kWh. <br />-30- <br />Daily and forecasted reservoir and river information is available to the public on the Water <br />Management section of the Northwestern Division homepage: www.nwd.usace.army.mil.