The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the six large dams athwart the main-stem of the Missouri River in Montana and the Dakotas, recently announced that the entire Missouri Valley from Montana through the state of Missouri faces the threat of damaging and costly flooding in the next several weeks.  According to the Corps, this flood threat is unprecedented in the history of the Missouri.  The Corps claims this flood is “unprecedented” because of the amount of water now, or soon to be, descending the river.  I believe it is unprecedented for another reason. Continue Reading »