Missouri Basin, Pleasant Hill
River Forecast Center
Upper Missouri Basin
July precipitation across the Upper Missouri Basin was above average. Basin precipitation summaries for the Missouri Basin include: Milk St. Mary, 340 percent; Milk Canada, 195 percent; Lower Milk, 179 percent; above Toston, 75 percent; Toston to Ft. Peck, 167 percent.
Of the four major irrigation reservoirs in Montana; Lima Reservoir had 75 percent average storage, Clark Canyon was holding 93 percent of average water, Gibson Reservoir had 11 percent of average stored water, and Fresno Reservoir had 28 percent of average stored water.
Yellowstone Basin
Precipitation during July was near to above average. The upper Yellowstone River Basin received 88 percent of average precipitation while the Lower Yellowstone River Basin reported 162 percent of average. The Bighorn Basin received 150 percent of average precipitation while the Wind River Basin received 104 percent of average. The Little Bighorn - Upper Tongue Basin received 124 percent of average and the Powder River had 171 percent of average precipitation.
Monthend storage at Boysen Reservoir was 83 percent of average. Stored water in Buffalo Bill Reservoir was 88 percent of average. Monthend storage was 88 percent of average at Bighorn Reservoir.
Platte Basin
Precipitation during July in the Upper North Platte Basin was 53 percent of average. In the Lower North Platte Basin, precipitation was 76 percent of average. The North Platte Plains below Guernsy Reservoir had 86 percent. The South Platte Mountains had 65 percent whereas the Plains had 95 percent of average July precipitation.
Stored water in the South Platte Basin was 97 percent of average on August 1.
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Missouri Basin, Pleasant Hill
1803 North 7 Highway
Pleasant Hill, MO 64080-9421
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