Dear members, we have received another call from the Corps or Engineers today, they informed us that river levels are expected to rise another 6ft by next friday from the current level. ALL members should remove ANY & ALL property from marina property if possible by Wednesday evening. Hazard Inc will be closing the road leading to the marina after Wednesday. In military terms, we are at "defcon 5" & Mother Nature has her finger on the button! We will TRY to move all boats on blocks in dry storage to the River City Stars parking lot, we have already moved most of them once, we will be charging the owners for moving those boats. We cannot & will not be held responsible for damage to ANY members property left on the grounds. There are still quite a few boats left in the land slip area & in the marina parking lots that will be compromised when river levels rise, you MUST remove them IMMEDIATELY! Please call the office with any questions 402-346-8883
Dear members, with the daily emails from the Corps of Engineers & the seemingly never ending rainfall, we have received a variety of information as far as predicted river levels, from 29.2ft by this Friday, to a potential record level of 30 to 32ft. We are now asking that everyone remove their boats from the marina area, including land slips. Anyone who has a boat on blocks in dry storage please call the marina office #. We are keeping a videos eye on the water level, but river levels may rise well beyond expectations in a very short notice. We will do whatever we can to move & secure boats that are on foam blocks. However, please make sure that necessary precautions are done on your part to insure that your vessel is protected at all avenues. Once again the office # is 402-346-8883
I have just spoken with a representative from the Omaha office of the Corps of Engineers. He has informed me that the water level is expected to rise another 1.5 to 2ft from the current level today. That would put the crest at 28ft or higher. With such high water levels expected we will be closing the marina starting tomorrow Wednesday May 25th until river levels drop to approximately 26ft again. Please frequent this website for updates.
Dear members, the water will be rising SIGNIFICANTLY in the next 48 hrs. Current water level is 26.8ft & is forecasted to reach 27.9ft within the next 48hrs. With that being said, most of the marina will be under water. We would ask that no one else place their boats in their slips @ this time. The few boats that have been slipped already may stay if you so choose, however the marina will not be held responsible for any damages to those vessels for any reason.
Those of you with boats or boat lifts that are stored on land in the marina area may want to consider pulling them out & storing them at a different location. Members who have boats are stored in the land slip area by the office should be ok. Any questions please call the office 402-346-8883. Here is the email I received from the Corps of Engineers this morning, which should explain why we will be seeing such high water levels.
Lots more water coming down the Missouri River - now! Omaha, Neb.
– Repeated rounds of heavy rain across Montana and the Dakotas, coupled with far above normal mountain snowpack, have pushed reservoirs to a level which calls for aggressive water releases from Missouri River mainstream dams, said Jody Farhat, Chief of the Corps' Missouri River Basin Water Management Division in Omaha. "The upper Missouri River is seeing dramatic increases in flows, particularly after as much as eight inches of rain fell over the weekend in portions of eastern Montana and western North Dakota," Farhat said. "Unusually heavy precipitation, combined with late season heavy snowpack in parts of the Missouri Basin, means we will see near-record runoff in the Missouri basin." Farhat thinks it is possible that Garrison Dam may be within a foot of the top of its spillway gates by this time next week. "We're beginning to make some major adjustments to water releases, starting with Fort Peck south to Gavins Point Dam and expect to do so for some time since the extended forecast is calling for more of the same." Garrison Dam releases were increased to 60,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today and will be stepped up until they reach 75,000 cfs on Wednesday. At the same time, releases from the upstream reservoir Fort Peck will be reduced from the current rate of 20,000 cfs to 10,000 cfs to help stem the rise of Garrison reservoir. Garrison reservoir is expected to reach 1853 feet by this weekend due to the high flow on the Yellowstone and Little Missouri Rivers. Fort Peck reservoir is also climbing rapidly due to weekend's rainfall and low elevation snowmelt. It is expected to rise 2 feet this week, reaching 2246 by the weekend. Oahe Dam releases will transition from 60,000 cfs today to 70,000 cfs by mid-week. Farhat expects the Oahe reservoir to reach 1618 feet by the weekend and continue to slowly drift upward over the next few weeks, perhaps peaking in mid-June. The record pool at Oahe is 1618.7 feet, set in 1995 and repeated in 1996. The peak pool level in 1997 was 0.1 foot lower at 1618.6. Fort Randall has some space to store water, but the river reach between there and Gavins Point is already at bank full. Gavins Point releases were increased to 60,000 cfs this afternoon and will be slowly ramped up over the coming days, possibly reaching 75,000 cfs in June unless conditions improve. This will eventually necessitate a similar magnitude increase in Fort Randall's releases. Travel time for water released from Garrison Dam to reach the Bismarck area is about 36 hours. River managers are expecting stages of approximately 16.5 to 17 feet in the Bismarck area when the river stabilizes. The Corps' Omaha District office has deployed technical teams to help prepare for flood fighting around Bismarck and to assess the flood potential in the Pierre area."As already seen in other parts of the nation, high water years always bring pain and suffering with them," said Farhat. "We are doing everything we can to protect people and their property and reduce the extent and impact of flood stages along the Missouri. The situation in the Missouri River basin is changing rapidly and planned releases are subject to change with little notice." Residents who live and work in flood-prone areas should remain vigilant and be prepared to follow recommendations from their local emergency management offices.
We will be letting boats on the piers for those of you who are paid in full & have stickers starting Saturday May 21, 2011. Stickers will be available @ the ramp on Saturday also. We have extended some gang ways, however with the water level just below 26ft most piers are not accessible without getting wet. There are some paddle boats on the property, but that does not guarantee that there will be one in your area as people tend to leave them wherever. Still no canopies please & IDLE ONLY when in the marina, absolutely NO WAKE!!! We have built a new gate with a combination lock for the land slip area, please call the office for the combination at 402-346-8883.
Dear members, Marina is flooded call 402-346-8883 For details or stay tuned.
Marina Management