Missouri River Flooding

Final contracts being awarded to repair 2011 flood damage

Associated Press — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:05:10 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than $180 million worth of repairs to Missouri River levees battered by the historic 2011 flooding are winding down. But critics complain the work is taking too long to complete.

Work Continues on Gavins Point Dam

Cheril Lee — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:06:06 +0000

The US Army Corps of Engineers will begin a spillway slab repair project at Gavins Point Dam this month.

Repairs to Omaha's levee system nearing completion

Katie Schubert — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:47:01 +0000

More than a year after severe flooding devastated areas along the Missouri River, repairs to Omaha’s levee system are nearly complete.

Public meeting next month to discuss status of Ft. Calhoun Station

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:56:05 +0000

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The public will have a chance to get another update on the status of the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant at a meeting in Blair next month.

Council Bluffs officials: Missouri River flood cost the city over $4 million

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:50:15 +0000

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs officials say the Missouri River flooding last year will cost the city about $4.5 million.

Hamburg Rebuilds

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:21:29 +0000

Last summer at this time, Nebraska and Iowa were in the grips of major flooding along the Missouri River. Now, a small southwest Iowa community hopes to make permanent a levee that protected them from the river. Omaha Public Radio's Deborah Newcombe takes us there.

Corps of Engineers: runoff from six Missouri River dams to remain below normal

Katie Schubert — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:15:54 +0000

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says runoff from the six dams that feed the Missouri River will be below normal the rest of the year.

In a news release, Corps officials say the July runoff forecast shows below-normal runoff for the rest of 2012. It’s at 87-percent of normal north of Sioux City.

Jody Farhat, chief of the Omaha District’s Water Management Division, says the lower runoff means normal operating conditions. It won’t affect the navigation season, which ends November 24^th at Omaha.

Corps of Engineers: more than $100 million in post-flood repair projects complete

Katie Schubert — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:52:01 +0000

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials say more than $100 million dollars worth of levee repair work has been done following last year’s Missouri River flooding.

Omaha and Kansas City District officials updated the post-flood repairs during a conference call Friday. Last summer’s flooding along the Missouri River caused significant damage in Nebraska and Iowa.

11 levee repair projects underway along Missouri River

Katie Schubert — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:58:23 +0000

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to have all Missouri River levee repair projects complete by the end of this year.

Corps officials updated the status of levee repairs during a conference call Tuesday. Last summer’s Missouri River flooding caused significant damage in Nebraska and western Iowa. The Corps’ Omaha District has 11 levee repair projects underway, with $99 million dollars in repairs complete.

Corps of Engineers to inspect Gavins Point Dam for post-flood damage

Katie Schubert — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:22:37 +0000

The Missouri River is expected to drop nearly three feet at Omaha at the end of this week as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspects Gavins Point Dam.