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<br />NEWS RELEItSE <br /> <br /> <br />SOURI RIVER DIVISION <br />CORPS OF ENGINEERS <br /> <br />~1jf <br /> <br />~:~t'---" <br />-,/:~_., <br /> <br />~.--;;~ ." <br />,-...-",.-. <br /> <br />The Coordinating Committee on I,lissouri River Hain Stem Reservoir <br /> <br />6 OC~nfFJEDc::;1,~M' i ',-::~;: <br />n t t, L" V ""'r; M ctr.y'!1 ;~~:;;., <br />rROIl THE COORDINATING CmlMITIEE ON OCT 081975 ilft ~"'...,,--.::,._,:,_.,':'.",:"',',.,.:,, <br />IHSSOURI RIVER !lAIN STEM RESERVOIR OPERATIONS ',' , <br />COlO, WATER <br /> <br />Record high floou season runoff above the Missouri Rive~Q::~~A~~::QARa : f;~~ <br />~lf' '~"''" <br />/~. ~~~~ <br />FA }.,.., <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />"-:'--:':'" <br />j~~!'~~~~ <br />'",-.-..,:.:., <br />~:;::e:;' <br />'_~~!~?:'i; <br />~~~:~-'.:.~::: <br />.<:. ':y.;~ ..;:- <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~~~{~ <br /> <br />/~~~t <br />~~~~ <br /> <br />%c:::":.~ <br /> <br />PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE' p, O. BOX 103' DOWNTOWN STATION' OMAHA NEBRASKA 68101 <br />f1fll33,~ . PH: AREA 402 221.3008 <br /> <br />Reservoir Operation Report <br /> <br />reservoir system this year resulted in the highest reservoir levels to <br /> <br />date in several of the reservoirs and required releases in excess of any <br /> <br />e~)erienced since the system was placed in operation over 20 years ago. <br /> <br />At <br /> <br />J\~ <br />i! <br /> <br />the time of maximum storage in late July, the reservoir system contained <br /> <br />'. ~: "\ ....~ <br />" <br /> <br />14 million acre-feet of water in the flood control storage zones. <br /> <br />However, <br /> <br />empty flood storage space totaling 2-~ million acre-feet still remained at <br /> <br />that time to control late-season flood inflO1'ls, had they <br /> <br />occurred. <br /> <br />Operations, which is composed of representatives of 10 basin states and eight <br /> <br />Federal agencies, reviewed operations of the reservoir system at its annual <br /> <br />fall meeting in Omaha Thursday at the Corps of Engineers' Reservoir Control <br /> <br />Center. <br /> <br />The Conlluittee noted that operation of the reservoir system prevented a <br /> <br />major flood on the Missouri River this year, but that the reservoir levels <br /> <br />and releases which were necessary to control the flood resulted in a number <br /> <br />of complaints of lowland flooding and erosion. <br /> <br />In most cases, problems 11ere <br /> <br />::.~~1f:~;t <br />"'~::'i~~: <br /> <br />minor compared to those that would have occurred I,ithout reservoir control. <br /> <br />~ <br />cnVlrOnnlC'lll* recreali, m $ shore protecli, me ri"er systC[11:',. na"igal i,)!l. t lor )(1 COn! rol <br />h r.10RE -- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />{;%~}i <br />.; :,.-' <br /> <br />Estimated reduction in Missouri River crest stages resulting from the <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />::~'.::'.~;i:::. <br />..' ~" ." <br /> <br />..-:.-::>:.~ <br />'..'. . <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />.--. -':~' <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />,:./^'- <br /> <br />,'. -~:-.; <br /> <br />>~- -. .;- :- . " <br /> <br />";..-.- <br />.':'~ <br />...,-. <br />'~7~:.~~.~.:)~~{~~,:.;~:~~~~~:.~;~~...'.~;.l.:~~:~I~;~~;;~~y[.:~~~1~~~:;\;~~i&~~j?;:~;~~:~:~;:~:~f~:~~~}Jt~~.:::: _ -:::: ~>;~-;:' ~~~/.:~~~t .:~~::.~~_:.:~:~~Z-~~::-5~ikt ~(~:~:r><~~.{::,..<~'};~'.::~~~_:i.:t~~:~/{~~~. ~/:;:'. :~::.::. :::~~:-.;';:;.::.-~~~~:-::' '~-~ ~ -i-~i? .t.~~~~:l:~i-~~:~~> --~;~ <br />". :.~>::.':-::-_./ . , ~-' "'-',',' ~:.- :'.' .. . -:.;.>. .- ~, -:-: ~ -.......: <br />