Here is the latest on the long lasting Missouri River flooding. As yet, they have NOT begun the draw down at Gavins Point Dam west of Yankton SD. This is mainly due to continued inflow into the reservoir. Because of this and the heavy rain that fell in the river valley last evening, the river will remain above flood stage at least through Labor Day Weekend.

Here is the current river stages

At Sioux City the stage was 32.95ft at 7pm this evening. Flood Stage is 30 feet. The river is forecast to slowly fall (this will be dependent on the release from Gavins Point) to 31 feet by Wednesday. The river could fall below flood stage by the following weekend barring any delays in the release and or heavy rainfall.

At Decatur NE, the stage was at 38.97ft at 7pm. Flood Stage is 35 feet. The river is forecast to fall to 38 feet by Wednesday.

At Blair NE, the stage was 30.22ft at 7pm. Flood Stage is 26.5 feet. The river here did rise about 4 inches from the rain last evening and has only dropped about 2 inches since. The river is forecast to slowly fall below 30 feet by Wednesday morning.

At Omaha, the stage was 34.43ft at 7:30pm. Flood Stage is 29 feet. The river rose about 6 inches from last night’s rainfall and has only dropped about 2 inches since. The river is forecast to remain around 34 feet through Wednesday.

At Plattsmouth NE, the stage was 33.52ft at 7pm. Flood Stage is 26 feet. The river rose here about 8 inches from last night’s rainfall and has only dropped about 2-3 inches since. The river is forecast to fall back to around 33 feet by Sunday and then remain steady through at least Wednesday

At Nebraska City NE, the stage was 22.66ft at 7:45pm. Flood Stage is 18 feet. The river has been slowly rising through the day since the rainfall of last night. It is likely nearing a secondary crest now. The river is forecast to crest at 22.7 feet tonight and then slowly fall back to 22 feet by Wednesday.

These forecasts are subject to change, especially if the CFS at Gavins Point are reduced at a slower or quicker pace than current forecasts. Stay Tuned.