Michael D. WellsDeputy Director and Chief of Water Resources

December 10, 2009

Missouri River Freight Corridor Development Forum

(Six Main Stem Reservoirs)

Power GenerationPower Generation

Commerce / TransportationCommerce / TransportationWater SupplyWater Supply

RecreationRecreation

AgricultureAgriculture

Fish & WildlifeFish & Wildlife

Missouri River Provides Many BenefitsMissouri River Provides Many Benefits

Flood ReductionFlood Reduction

Reservoir Recreation

&

Sediment

Missouri River Main Stem Storage AllocationsMissouri River Main Stem Storage Allocations

Exclusive Flood Control - 4.7 MAF

Annual Flood Control and Multiple Use - 11.7 MAF

Carryover Multiple Use - 38.9 MAF

Permanent Pool - 17.9 MAF

Storage(MAF)

73.1

17.9

56.8

68.5

0

MAF = Million acre-feet

Note: 73.1 MAF of water spread out across the entire State of Missouri would be over 7 inches deep.

Min. 33.9 MAF(2/8/2007)

Current Storage

(~55 MAF)

Normal Operations

Provide Reservoir Releases During

Drought

Extreme

Floods

Pool Design

Max.72 MAF

(7/23/1975)

44.8 MAF

(12/1/08)

57.1

51.5

31.0

57.1

41.0

21.0

2004/6 Manual1979 Manual

Full Season

ShortenedSeason

No Season

Full Season

ShortenedSeason

No Season

33.1%

7.4%

58.7%

85.6%

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57.1

51.5

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2004/6 Manual

Full Season

ShortenedSeason

No Season

18.1

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(M

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54.5

49.0

Full Service

Minimum ServiceMarch 15 Service Check

(For April 1- June 30)

1979 Master Manual

Full Service 54.5 MAF

Min. Service 46.0 MAF

57.1

51.5

31.0

2004/6 Manual

Full Season

ShortenedSeason

No Season

18.1

PermanentPool

Sto

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(M

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57.0

50.5

Full Service

Minimum ServiceJuly 1 Service Check

(For July 1 to End of Season)

1979 Master Manual

Full Service 59.0 MAF

Min. Service 50.5 MAF

NebraskaNebraska

KansasKansas

IowaIowa

MissouriMissouri

SC

OM

NC

KC

Gavins Point Dam

(31 kcfs)

(31 kcfs)

(37 kcfs)

(41 kcfs)

Navigation Target Locations

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IowaIowa

MissouriMissouri

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NC

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Gavins Point Dam

(31 kcfs)

(31 kcfs)

(37 kcfs)

(41 kcfs)

Navigation Target Locations

Other potential Mo R Target Locations

6 large dams allow flow

regulation of Missouri River

27 Locks and Dams create

“pooled reach” for navigation

In drought, the Missouri River

provides up to 2/3 of the flow through the “bottleneck reach”

Kansas City

St Louis

New Orleans

Minneapolis-St Paul

“open river reach”

“Bottleneck reach”

Ohio River

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Diagram of Mississippi River Flow During DroughtDiagram of Mississippi River Flow During Drought

NebraskaNebraska

KansasKansas

IowaIowa

MissouriMissouri

SC

OM

NC

KC BNVSTL

HER

Gavins Point Dam

(31 kcfs)

(31 kcfs)

(37 kcfs)

(41 kcfs)

Navigation Target Locations

Potential Target Locations (Miss R)

Missouri River Authorized Project Purposes

Flood Control Navigation

Hydropower

Water Supply

Water Quality

Irrigation

Recreation

Fish & Wildlife

Dominant Purposes that can not be abandoned

Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS or Section 108 Study)

•Review the original project purposes of Missouri River Projects located in the Missouri River basin

•Based on the 1944 Flood Control Act (as amended, and other subsequent relevant legislation and judicial rulings)

• To determine if changes to the authorized project purposes and existing Federal water resource infrastructure may be warranted

•$25,000,000 at full federal expense

•More info at www.mraps.org

2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Title 1, Section 108

Focus Groups

2009 2010

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

2011 2012 2013 2014

Stakeholder Interviews

Regional Listening Sessions

Public Requested Engagement

Scoping Meetings

Analysis

Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study Timeline

Kansas City, Kansas: November 19, 2009

Bismarck, North Dakota: December 8, 2009

St. Louis, Missouri: January 12, 2010

Omaha, Nebraska: January 14, 2010

Pierre, South Dakota: January 26, 2010

Billings, Montana: January 28, 2010

Columbia, Missouri: February 4, 2010

New Orleans, Louisiana: February 9, 2010

Memphis, Tennessee: February 11, 2010

Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study

Focus Group Meetings

Meetings likely scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee

Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan - (EIS)

BiOp & BSNP Mitigation Program

Degradation Study

Sand and Gravel EIS

Additional Missouri River Activities

Thank You

http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wrc/

Michael D. WellsDeputy Director and Chief of Water Resources