News - June 20, 2005
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Ravae Edwards. “River tops flood stage in Mid-Missouri.” Jefferson City News Tribune, 14 June 2005.
Flood warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service in St. Louis for areas near the Missouri River.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159634,00.html
Pols, Businessmen Battle Over Missouri River.” Fox News, 15 June 2005.
It’s the longest river in the United States, spanning eight states and more than 25,000 miles, and it's overflowing with controversy.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2005/jun/20050615news010.asp
“Court reinstates flood plain ban.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 15 June 2005.
The city of St. Charles, which challenged the law, sits along the Missouri River.
http://newstribune.com/articles/2005/06/15/news_local/0615050014.txt
Ravae Edwards. “Memories flood Lupus as Missouri River rises.” Jefferson City news Tribune, 15 June 2005.
The small river community of Lupus, population 29, carries an enormous history of flooding, thanks to the Big Muddy, which has been on the rise this week, but expected to crest slightly above flood stage in most areas on Wednesday.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11907927.htm
Russ Keen. “Recent rains help Mighty Mo hold its own.” Aberdeen American News, 16 June 2005.
Indirectly, all the new rain water gushing down the Elm and James rivers in the Aberdeen area is helping the drought-struck Missouri River maintain its current level and even rise slightly from Pierre to Pollock.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/11904874.htm
Bill Graham. “Plants fear cost of water rules.” Kansas City Star, 16 June 2005.
Missouri's clean-water standards are being tightened to make more streams — from neighborhood creeks to the mighty Missouri River — fit for swimming or wading.
http://www.yankton.net/stories/061605/community_20050616011.shtml
Randy Dockendorf. “For Some, Rain Answers Prayers.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 16 June 2005.
South Dakota and other states are also dealing with the record low levels on the Missouri River, Rounds said. The recent rainfalls have benefited -- but not replenished -- the river, particularly upstream, he said.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2005/06/17/build/state/30-paddling.inc
Ed Kemmick. “Paddling in Lewis' wake brings sense of awe.” Billings Gazette, 17 June 2005.
During nearly two months of paddling canoes and a dugout up the Missouri River, Scott Mandrell never felt more isolated than at the mouth of the Musselshell River on the Missouri's UL Bend in central Montana.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/06/17/news/local/nws01.txt
Richard Hinton. “Lake Sakakawea is on the rise.” Bismark Tribune, 17 June 2005.
The rise can be credited to a combination of snow in the mountains, rain throughout the Missouri River basin and lower releases downstream, said Paul Johnston, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman based in Omaha, Neb.
*appears in the Grand Forks Herald, 18 June 2005.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/11915549.htm
Paul Samyn and Mia Rabson. “WATER OUTLET: Opponents call for Bush to intervene.” Grand Forks Herald, 17 June 2005.
Also up for discussion in the negotiations which include White House participation is a push to have North Dakota formally promise not to add an inlet from the Missouri River Basin, Canada officials tell the Free Press.
http://yankton.net/stories/061805/outdoors_20050618004.shtml
“Boaters Can Find Ramp Access Along Entire Missouri River.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 18 June 2005.
With water levels either rising or holding steady all along the Missouri River, Game, Fish and Parks officials say boaters will find excellent boat ramp access available on all four of the river's reservoirs in South Dakota.
http://yankton.net/stories/061805/outdoors_20050618001.shtml
Gary Howey. “Low Water Can Create Great Fishing.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 18 June 2005.
The Missouri River system relies heavily on the snow melt from Montana and beyond, no amount of local rains would ever be able to bring the levels of the big lake back to normal.
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/NEWS/506190302/1001/NEWS
“Fisherman catches piranha in Missouri River.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 19 June 2005.
Ray Wolter, fishing with a worm Thursday near the Meridian Bridge at Yankton, caught a foot-long piranha that weighed 31/4 to 4 pounds.
*appears in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 18 June 2005.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/columnists/mike_jacobs/11933245.htm
Mike Jacobs. “Matters at Hand: Settlement of DL outlet dispute may be in sight.” Grand Forks Herald, 19 June 2005.
Canadians signaled that they would be pleased to have a guarantee that North Dakota won't try to move water from the Missouri River into Devils Lake.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=29107&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=102&S=1
“Other Views June 20, 2005.” Jamestown Sun, 20 June 2005.
The tribes – and many of their non-Indian neighbors – lost more than 155,000 acres of fertile Missouri River bottomland 50 years ago when Garrison Dam created Lake Sakakawea.