Sakakawea runoff projection

[tikkalover]

[h=1]Runoff plunges again[/h][h=3]Mountain snowpack quite low. Don't look for any rise in Lake Sakakawea this spring and summer. The massive reservoir with more shoreline than California is projected to come up maybe six inches from what it is now. Even that slight amount is subject to revision in the weeks ahead in what has become one of the driest winters on record throughout the Yellowstone and Missouri River regions.[/h]

 

[johnr]

that's just great

 

[sweeney]

let me guess barge traffic down south will be through the roof though

 

[tikkalover]

Its all that dame fertilizer coming up the river by barge.;:;rofl I can say that because we have 2 - 65 car unit trains coming out of Galveston, and 1 - 65 car unit train coming from Florida this spring.

 

[Brian Renville]

Here's a little boost. Not much in the grand scheme of things but we've already got more than forecast so far.

 

[svnmag]

Round gobies...

 

[eyexer]

it'll all depend on the spring rains also

 

[Wild and Free]

Spring rains is what put 2011 over the top.:;:exactly

 

[Bowhunter_24]

Is the Yellowstone River low?

 

[Brian Renville]

Very very low. At least for the next few days.

 

[Bowhunter_24]

I may have to make a quick trip up to attempt to snag a paddlefish if that's the case.

 

[Kickemup]

I would like to see the river come up before we get there next week.

 

[labhunter66]

Could make for some very tough paddlefishing. High water does not usually equal high success in ND.

 

[Brian Renville]

I would like to see the river come up before we get there next week.

You'll get your wish.