Missouri River Monthly Update - March 2026

Reservoir Forecasts with rows for each dam and columns for Average releases past month, the Current release rate, the forecast average release rate, the end of previous month reservoir level, and forecast end of month reservoir level Notes to accompany that data includes: The Gavins Point release will be increased around March 17 to begin providing minimum service navigation flow support on the lower Missouri River. Fort Randall releases will be adjusted as necessary to maintain the desired reservoir elevation at Gavins Point and to back up the Gavins Point release increases. The reservoir will refill to near elevation 1355.0 feet by the end of March. Garrison Dam releases will be maintained at 16,000 cfs during March. Fort Peck releases will be maintained at 5,000 cfs in March. Forecast reservoir releases and elevations discussed above are not definitive. Additional precipitation, lack of precipitation or other circumstances could cause adjustments to the reservoir release rates.