Riverwatch June 21, 2011 #2011MoRivFloodTuesday, June 21, 2011 2:39 PM
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Missouri River Reservoir System - Midnight Elevation Forecast June 21, 2011
**Keeping the reservoir behind the last dam (Gavins Point near Yankton SD) explains why many are VERY upset they have keep this reservoir so full (this is a tiny lake compared to the others!) ... will be accumulating links about endangered fish and birds ....
Riverwatch June 21, 2011 #2011MoRivFloodTuesday, June 21, 2011 2:39 PM
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Riverwatch June 21, 2011 #2011MoRivFloodTuesday, June 21, 2011 2:39 PM
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Earthquake Update | June 21, 2011 at 9:15 PM CDT
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
Update time = Wed Jun 22 2:07:15 UTC 2011
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/06/22 02:00:27 | BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO |
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 5.0 | 2011/06/21 21:16:02 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/06/21 20:18:37 | RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2011/06/21 18:19:53 | BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2011/06/21 17:48:47 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/06/21 16:45:08 | PAPUA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2011/06/21 16:42:14 | RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/06/21 16:25:09 | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 4.6 | 2011/06/21 16:21:23 | OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE |
| MAP | 4.2 | 2011/06/21 15:33:19 | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2011/06/21 15:30:36 | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.1 | 2011/06/21 15:28:09 | SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2011/06/21 14:47:41 | TAJIKISTAN |
| MAP | 4.6 | 2011/06/21 14:30:58 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 3.8 | 2011/06/21 14:04:18 | OFF THE COAST OF OREGON |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2011/06/21 12:07:24 | ARKANSAS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2011/06/21 11:47:24 | KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2011/06/21 10:59:47 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/06/21 10:34:22 | SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2011/06/21 09:23:18 | SOUTHERN ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.4 | 2011/06/21 08:49:41 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/06/21 08:13:11 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2011/06/21 06:46:33 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.1 | 2011/06/21 06:20:34 | ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA |
| MAP | 3.4 | 2011/06/21 05:21:00 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/06/21 03:27:55 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 4.6 | 2011/06/21 02:04:17 | NORTHWESTERN KASHMIR |
| MAP | 6.1 | 2011/06/21 02:04:16 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2011/06/21 00:13:22 | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION |
Minot Daily | Last-minute insurance purchases won’t cover flood
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - People who bought flood insurance at the last minute after learning of plans to release record amounts of water through the Missouri River reservoir system will not have coverage for damage caused by the rising water, a federal official said Tuesday.
Barb Fitzpatrick, a senior flood plain specialist for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said June 1 is the official start of the flood because that's when the Garrison Dam began to release more water. Flood insurance underwritten by the federal government does not take effect until 30 days after it's purchased, so no policies bought after May 2 will cover damage from the high water expected to last for a month or two. That's the case even if the damage happens 30 or more days after the official start, she said.
Low-lying areas in Bismarck and the South Dakota cities of Pierre, Fort Pierre and Dakota Dunes face rising water as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers increases flows through dams on the Missouri River to get rid of water from rains of up to 8 inches that fell last month in Wyoming, eastern Montana and western North Dakota and South Dakota.
State, federal and local government agencies have built levees and taken other steps to protect homes and businesses that could be flooded.
Traditional insurance policies for homeowners and renters do not cover flood damage. The National Flood Insurance Program, a part of FEMA, underwrites flood insurance policies sold by commercial insurance companies.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard said he is seeking clarification from FEMA on what might happen if the corps decides later to increase river flows beyond what has already been announced. If that qualifies as a new flood, it might mean policies bought later would cover damage caused by those higher-than-expected flows, he said.
Daugaard said the 30-day wait makes sense.
"If I know there's going to be a flood here tomorrow, I can't go out and buy insurance today, suffer the damage tomorrow and then get coverage," the governor said.
Fitzpatrick said flood insurance coverage in South Dakota is very low. Only 38 policies were in effect before June 1 in Pierre, where 800 homes and businesses are threatened, and another 89 were in effect in Fort Pierre, where more than 400 houses are threatened, she said. Dakota Dunes and other unincorporated areas of Union County have 173 policies, while incorporated North Sioux City has 33.
In North Dakota, 456 policies were in effect in Bismarck and 79 were in effect in Mandan. In contrast, 6,721 policies were in effect in Fargo, which has seen repeated spring flooding in recent years, Fitzpatrick said.
Flood insurance rates are the same, no matter what commercial insurance company issues a policy, Fitzpatrick said. People who live outside a flood plain can get insurance at low rates, while premiums within flood plains depend on how buildings are constructed, she said.
FEMA reports that the average flood insurance policy costs about $600 a year. Flooding is the most common natural disaster in the nation, and the average flood insurance claim paid in the past decade was $48,000.
Meanwhile, South Dakota officials said Tuesday the levee system was largely complete in Pierre and Fort Pierre and holding back water from low-lying areas. The water has crested in both cities.
Joe Lowe, commander of the emergency unit working in Dakota Dunes, said more than 80 percent of the levee system in that community has reached its planned height. He said the Dakota Dunes levees could be finished by Wednesday, well before the expected crest June 14.
The river has risen enough to begin hitting parts of the Dakota Dunes levee, Lowe said.
"I can't guarantee the levee system will hold, but I have got confidence it will," he said.
North Dakota National Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk said Tuesday the river's crest in Bismarck and Mandan will likely be a foot below earlier forecasts. He said the crest should settle between 19 and 19.5 feet, while the levee system was designed to protect against a crest of 20.6 feet.
Daugaard said he has asked the U.S. Coast Guard to ban boating in the 60-mile stretch from Gavin's Point Dam to where the Missouri River merges with the Big Sioux River at the Iowa border. A part of the Big Sioux also should be closed due to fast water and debris, he said.
"There are what many people are calling missiles, in river parlance, on the river," the governor said. "Everything from refrigerators to propane tanks to logs to parts of decks are flowing down the river."
Missouri River Reservoir System with 6 large dams managed by the US Army Corp of Engineers
DAILY US ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR CONTROL CENTER REPORT
(ISSUED AROUND 9 AM CDT)
http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showrep.cgi?3MRDTAP7
A guide assisting in reading this report:
The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 692 miles (1114 km) long, in the western United States. Considered the principal the Missouri River, approximately 692 miles (1,114 km) long, in the western United States. Considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri, the river and its tributaries drain a wide area stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the vicinity of the Yellowstone National Park across the mountains and high plains of southern Montana and northern Wyoming. It is the longest undammed river in the lower 48 states.
(ISSUED AROUND 9 AM CDT)
http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showrep.cgi?3MRDTAP7
A guide assisting in reading this report:
- Under 'Project Information' are the capacities of each reservoir referring to the dam/reservoir's elevation above sea level.
- MP means the minimum power pool or a normal lake level- FC means flood control of the maximum height the reservoir can hold before water goes over the emergency spillways (called an "uncontrolled release").
- Current data shows the reservoirs actual level at the time of observation- acre-feet of the lake's surface- inflow to the lake/reservoir and discharge out the dam's control structures/spillway.
- The last figure in each project- probably the figure most telling- is the percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake.
The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 692 miles (1114 km) long, in the western United States. Considered the principal the Missouri River, approximately 692 miles (1,114 km) long, in the western United States. Considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri, the river and its tributaries drain a wide area stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the vicinity of the Yellowstone National Park across the mountains and high plains of southern Montana and northern Wyoming. It is the longest undammed river in the lower 48 states.
THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER (S. Montanta & Wyoming) ENTERS THE MISSOURI BELOW
FT. PECK DAM IN MONTANA
FT. PECK DAM IN MONTANA
 http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/fortpeck/welcome.html 61800 cubic feet per second (cfs) |
 http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/garrison/welcome.html 150200 cubic feet per second (cfs) |
 http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/oahe/welcome.html 160300 cubic feet per second (cfs) |
 http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/bigbend/welcome.html 158900 cubic feet per second (cfs) |
 http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/fortrandall/welcome.html 143500 cubic feet per second (cfs) |
 http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/gavinspoint/welcome.html 150000 cubic feet per second (cfs) |
Joyce Riley's Power Hour News | June 21, 2011 - News Concerning Missouri River Flooding
| Sand shortage causes concern for flood fighters June 20, 2011 - ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The supply of sand used to fill hundreds of thousands of bags needed to fight off the swollen Missouri River is running low after weeks of relentless flooding. It's a problem that could get worse as the river is expected to remain high through August, making it unsafe to gather sand from the easiest place to get it: the river itself. Missouri River flood closes 100 miles of bridges June 20, 2011- (Reuters) - Drivers trying to cross from south  east Nebraska into Missouri and Iowa on Monday found bridges closed for more than 100 miles for safety reasons due to flooding and heavier water flows on the Missouri River.Radioactive tritium has leaked from 75% of U.S. nuke plants — Drinking wells were contaminated in Illinois and Minnesota BRACEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows. US nuke regulators weaken safety rules LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation's aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. ‘Event’ at Cooper nuke plant: Oil released into Missouri River after levees over topped June 20, 2011 "Notification is being made to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality regarding the release of oil to the Missouri River from the Cooper Live Fire Training Facility. Currently, levees separating the Training Facility and the Missouri River are being over topped due to flooding of the Missouri River... |
Monday, June 20, 2011
Earthquake Update | June 20, 2011 at 7:45 PM CDT
Update time = Tue Jun 21 0:21:40 UTC 2011
| | MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | LAT deg | LON deg | DEPTH km | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 4.9 | 2011/06/20 23:09:36 | 39.163 | 146.351 | 15.1 | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/06/20 22:05:52 | -4.505 | 135.518 | 13.0 | NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 5.5 | 2011/06/20 18:13:22 | -13.341 | 167.171 | 210.7 | VANUATU |
| MAP | 6.5 | 2011/06/20 16:36:01 | -21.681 | -68.187 | 127.1 | ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2011/06/20 14:07:05 | 35.058 | -120.406 | 0.5 | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2011/06/20 12:58:55 | 18.620 | -66.849 | 81.8 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 4.4 | 2011/06/20 11:25:54 | 4.686 | -82.580 | 10.0 | SOUTH OF PANAMA |
| MAP | 3.1 | 2011/06/20 10:53:09 | 60.048 | -152.283 | 87.1 | SOUTHERN ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2011/06/20 10:16:55 | 25.069 | 98.707 | 35.2 | MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2011/06/20 06:27:18 | 30.595 | 79.352 | 13.1 | UTTARANCHAL, INDIA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2011/06/20 03:27:33 | -15.257 | -173.570 | 117.6 | TONGA |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2011/06/20 02:29:46 | 60.353 | -147.663 | 9.8 | SOUTHERN ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2011/06/20 01:46:36 | 35.403 | 140.848 | 31.2 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
South Dakota Governor forms team to question the US Army Corp of Engineers regarding Missouri River Flooding
KTIV Sioux City Iowa
Corp of Engineers up releases at Oahe Dam at Pierre SD
The Missouri River is flooded in several states. But upstream in Pierre, South Dakota, the Army Corps announced it'll raise releases at the Oahe Dam another 10,000 cubic feet per second this weekend. That will bring it to 160,000 by Sunday.
"We are transferring flood storage from Oahe and Big Bend to Fort Randall, which has more storage available at this time," said Jody Farhat, chief of Water Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division. "The amount of rain has nearly filled the reservoirs, doing away with most of the flexibility we had built into our operations for this year," said Farhat.
The additional volume will be stored at Fort Randall, with the releases at Fort Randall and Gavins Point remaining at 150,000 cfs. Flows from the Fort Peck and Garrison dams will remain the same, based on current forecast, at 65,000 cfs and 150,000 cfs, respectively.
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says he is very disappointed by the news.
He says he's concerned and the state is working with the Corps to learn the impact this will have on levees downstream.
Daugaard has named two of his advisers to lead a team that will question the Corps and examine the management decisions that contributed to the flood.
With the initial work complete, the governor says the time has come to ask the Corps why this happened and determine if we can prevent it from happening again.
http://www.ktiv.com/story/14933183/corps-bumps-up-releases-at-oahe-dam-at-pierre
SolarCycle24.com | SOLAR Update for June 20, 2011
Solar Update - A small CME took place on Sunday and was caused by a C-Class flare centered around Region 1237. A very small portion of the expanding cloud may be earth directed. I do not expect much in the way geomagnetic storming.
Sunspot 1234 continues to rotate onto the western limb and 1236 produces the odd C-Class flare as it transits the northern hemisphere. A new sunspot is forming just to the east of 1236 on Monday.
Nuclear Regulary Commission Blog | Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska: Rumors and the Rising River
NRC is augmenting its resident inspector staff to provide around the clock coverage at the site. In addition to the two resident inspectors permanently assigned there, four other NRC officials have been sent to site. This includes three inspectors and the chief of the branch overseeing the plant. A roster of other inspectors has been drawn up from which additional inspectors can be dispatched if the need arises.... more
http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2011/06/17/rumors-and-the-rising-river/
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