Missouri Basin, Pleasant Hill
River Forecast Center
Upper Missouri Basin
September precipitation across the Upper Missouri Basin was above average. Basin precipitation summaries for the Missouri Basin include: Milk St. Mary, 205 percent; Milk Canada, 271 percent; Lower Milk, 166 percent; above Toston, 93 percent; Toston to Ft. Peck, 176 percent.
Of the four major irrigation reservoirs in Montana; Lima Reservoir had 73 percent average storage, Clark Canyon was holding 66 percent of average water, Gibson Reservoir had 56 percent of average stored water, and Fresno Reservoir had 109 percent of average stored water.
Yellowstone Basin
Precipitation during September ranged from above to below average. The upper Yellowstone River Basin received 88 percent of average precipitation while the Lower Yellowstone River Basin reported 174 percent of average. The Bighorn Basin received 55 percent of average precipitation while the Wind River Basin received 124 percent of average. The Little Bighorn - Upper Tongue Basin received 69 percent of average and the Powder River had 110 percent of average precipitation.
Monthend storage at Boysen Reservoir was 85 percent of average. Stored water in Buffalo Bill Reservoir was 94 percent of average. Monthend storage was 89 percent of average at Bighorn Reservoir.
Platte Basin
Precipitation during September in the Upper North Platte Basin was 110 percent of average. In the Lower North Platte Basin, precipitation was 89 percent of average. The North Platte Plains below Guernsy Reservoir had 88 percent. The South Platte Mountains had 82 percent whereas the Plains had 90 percent of average September precipitation.
Stored water in the South Platte Basin was 112 percent of average on October 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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