Water level near Cooper nuke plant expected to rise this weekend, says National Weather Service

Published: June 25th, 2011 at 1:14 pm ET
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Missouri River flooding prompts northwest Missouri evacuations, Associated Press, June 24, 2011:

[...] The area could see water for some time. The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water from upstream dams after heavy rain and snow melt. Water releases at the Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota hit 160,000 cubic feet of water per second Thursday, and the corps plans to continue releasing water at that rate until at least August.

Several areas downriver got some temporary relief Friday. In southeastern Nebraska, near the Cooper nuclear power plant, the Missouri River had dropped by more than a foot, but forecasters expected the water to rise this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. [...]

Published: June 25th, 2011 at 1:14 pm ET
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