THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — High water on the Missouri River through South Dakota is freeing logs and other debris that's speeding downriver and accumulating at the dams.
Operations project manager Dave Becker at Gavins Point Dam near Yankton says the debris is keeping the power plant there from running all three turbines.
He tells the Press & Dakotan newspaper that the corps is using a crane mounted on a barge to remove debris piles.
Corps spokesman John Bertino said the problem isn't as serious at the Oahe Dam north of Pierre. He told KCCR radio that the dam's intakes and outlets are deep enough that the debris flows underneath and doesn't cause problems for the powerhouse.
Parts of the river are closed to boating because the debris can be a hazard.
Operations project manager Dave Becker at Gavins Point Dam near Yankton says the debris is keeping the power plant there from running all three turbines.
He tells the Press & Dakotan newspaper that the corps is using a crane mounted on a barge to remove debris piles.
Corps spokesman John Bertino said the problem isn't as serious at the Oahe Dam north of Pierre. He told KCCR radio that the dam's intakes and outlets are deep enough that the debris flows underneath and doesn't cause problems for the powerhouse.
Parts of the river are closed to boating because the debris can be a hazard.
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Editorial: 2011 flood should spark unified approach to Missouri River management
STLtoday.com St. Louis
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/article_c60bbe28-2076-5631-b0ab-1202e0e8a713.htmlSTLtoday.com St. Louis
This is the first in a three-part series on Missouri River management issues. The Missouri River is racing toward St. Louis like an unfed carnivore stalking new prey. This fierce beast stirs fear in the heartland as it rises, ...
Video: Flooding blame?
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Yellowstone River suffers oil spill
(The Yellowstone River is the largest tributary of the Missouri River - merging with the Missouri River in North Dakota)
The Guardian
July 3, 2011
AP in Laurel, Montana - Oil swirls in the Yellowstone river after an Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured near Billings, Montana. Photograph: Larry Mayer/AP An Exxon Mobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone river in Montana ruptured on Saturday and has ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/03/yellowstone-river-suffers-oil-spill
US Army Corps of Engineers News Release: Inspection of Big Bend Dam reveals no significant concerns
http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/pa/pahm/NewsReleases11/NR070211b.pdf
Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station EPZ Evacuation Route Map
http://www.nema.ne.gov/technological/ftcalhoun-evac.html
RadiationNetwork.com
Updated in real time every minute. This is the first web site where the average citizen (or anyone in the world) can see what radiation levels are anywhere in the USA at any time
NOAA Hydrologic - Water Level at Gavins Point Dam, near Ft. Calhoun and Cooper Nuclear Plants
(The following link takes a bit to load all data)
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/river.php?wfo=oax&wfoid=18705&riverid=203276&view=1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1&toggles=10%2C7%2C8%2C2%2C9%2C15%2C6&pt[]=141614&pt[]=144183&pt[]=142396&pt[]=143355&allpoints=143990%2C145585%2C145025%2C145026%2C144876%2C145027%2C143234%2C143184%2C145519%2C145640%2C144217%2C142150%2C142780%2C142853%2C145202%2C141586%2C144582%2C143543%2C144796%2C144098%2C144240%2C141320%2C141614%2C142968%2C144183%2C142574%2C143478%2C142193%2C142760%2C142003%2C142610%2C142396%2C144496%2C147345%2C141899%2C143355%2C142050%2C141570%2C144165%2C143476%2C141703%2C142023%2C144123%2C141863%2C143539%2C143436%2C141917%2C143009%2C142688%2C142640%2C143925%2C143734%2C142729%2C141978%2C143579%2C143348%2C142822&data[]=all&submit=Make+my+River+Page%21#bron1
BLAIR, NEBRASKA NEAR FT. CALHOUN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
BROWNVILLE, NE - NEAR COOPER NUCLEAR PLANT
RESERVOIR CONTROL CENTER REPORTS
The following is the latest Reservoir Readings on the Upper Missouri River. This report is updated daily. Click on the picture for today's readings in reference to Gavins Point Dam, Ft. Randall Dam in SD, Big Bend Dam in SD, Oahe Dam in SD, Garrison Dam in ND and Fort Peck in Mt.
Link to daily report:
http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showrep.cgi?3MRDTAP7Link to daily report:
July 3, 2011
June 13, 2011
The Cave's Archive: NW DIVISION OF THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR CONTROL CENTER DAILY REPORT
June 13, 2011
Link: THE CAVE'S OVERFLOW - Archive of the Cave's Daily Flood of 2011 Updates
