Last updated: June 7, 2019
At this update, things finally seems to be starting to dry out a bit. Flows in the Missouri River remain high, in part as the Corps of Engineers is pushing inflows from multiple reservoirs with full flood pools. But with so many full reservoirs, the situation is far from resolved.
Below are links for current data:
Corps of Engineers Reservoirs, Missouri River and Tributaries (including the Kansas River system and tributaries)
- Corps’ Lower Missouri River Basin Reservoir Bulletin: http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/nwk/kcbull3.pdf
- Corps’ Mainstem and Tributary Reservoir Bulletin: http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/pdfs/MRBWM_Reservoir.pdf
Streamflow
- Corps of Engineers’ Daily River Bulletin: http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/pdfs/MRBWM_River_Daily.pdf
- U.S. Geological Survey stream flow:
- Kansas streamflow station list: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ks/nwis/current/?type=flow
- Kansas reservoir station list:
- Missouri streamflow station list: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=flow
- Waverly, MO (choke point on MO): https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/uv/?site_no=06895500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,63160,00060
National Weather Service (NWS) flood forecasting:
- Kansas: https://water.weather.gov/ahps/region_forecast.php?state=ks
- Missouri: https://water.weather.gov/ahps/region_forecast.php?state=mo
Precipitation : https://water.weather.gov/precip/