Lake sakakawea water levels

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Nean! Its been awhile! I've been pondering this for quite awhile, and I think your just the guy to ask.... If Sakakwea does flood, and the pesky pike start eating the grain I've stored in bags in a field that flooded, can I start shooting the pike for eating my grains?
 


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Looking a lil below average but not horrible
 

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Do we know does the 2nd graphic include the yellowstone? Or is this simply just the missouri river?
 

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Do we know does the 2nd graphic include the yellowstone? Or is this simply just the missouri river?


yes, the second graphic includes the Yellowstone River, Missouri below Fort Peck, and all the little streams of eastern MT and western ND, including the Little Missouri.
 


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Sak is currently 5' lower than last year at 1832'. My best guess is we end up in the upper 1830's, but if it keeps raining who knows, maybe we touch 1840'. I believe last years high was around 1843'
 


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Just dumped the 5th wheel at McKenzie bay this morning, lake was low, artifact island was a few feet sticking out of the water. You could just about walk the shore line to telephone island.
If its up 1.5 feet since last week it must've been really low.
 

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My guess was we'd hit 39, maybe 40 based on what I seen for snow pack this year out west. I watch most of the drainage area pretty close for sled trips and keep a keen eye on the forecast, snow depth, and snow water equivalent for the big horns, cook city area and island park. overall, the snow pack was close to average depending on where you were.

Through September last year, the COE kept the drain spigot on high where the water was dropping what seemed like a foot a week, then they necked it way back but none the less they dropped it down to about 1830 or approximately 7ft below normal pool. So far this year it's been slow to climb. this last weeks rain seem to make as much difference as anything!
 

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Probably a little lower.
Allen, how long do you think it'll be before the MO around Bismarck gets down to a decent level? Or until the Knife, Heart, etc. slow down? Assuming we don't get a bunch of rain this weekend...
 

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Zoops,

Take a gander at this collection of river sites in western ND: https://water.noaa.gov/area/BIS

We are still seeing the smaller tributaries up and away from the Missouri with elevated flow. So, while the water levels themselves will probably only fall a little over a foot by early next week...I think it will be later next week before the river cleans up to where a person will really notice it being like it was early last week.
 


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Yeah, one could probably argue though that we haven't seen as much runoff as would be expected from the snow that has already melted. The recent rain has clearly helped though.

I'd agree, I was expecting a little bigger rise during the month of May. with that said, the west has still been getting a few shots of white stuff through the month.
 

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Fish and Game the other day said snowpack melt is behind and those late snow storms will bring lake up 6 to 8 feet later on time will tell.
 

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The June study is usually pretty accurate minus any huge events. I’m stating my guess of 1837. 1840 would be great but unlikely if think.
 

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