I grew up around Gavins Point Dam stretching across the boundary of Nebraska and South Dakota. Severe flooding on the upper Missouri may be a rare event, but harsh criticism of the the US ARMY corp of engineers isn't. For decades, stakeholders up and down the river have waged a fierce struggle over how the corps has managed water releases from the great 6 Missouri River reservoirs -- struggles triggered equally by periods of low water as this year's high water.

Friday, July 8, 2011

FEMA named June 1 2011, when floodwaters were first released from the Garrison Dam in North Dakota, as the official starting point of flooding


Fremont Tribune
Fremont, Nebraska

FEMA named June 1, when floodwaters were first released from the Garrison Dam in North Dakota, as the official starting point of flooding. That has implications for insurance coverage.

"I've heard of this date, June 1 or June 2," said Region 5/6 Emergency Manager Bill Pook, whose area includes Burt, Dodge and Washington counties, "that's bull because on May 25 I was up to my knees in floodwater.

"I know that our people were flooded by May 25," Pook said.

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