The Mississippi River from its humble beginning at Lake Itasca to St. Louis and beyond, is a treasured resource that we cherish, use and are entrusted to protect and preserve.

The 2025 runoff forecast is based on below-average plains and mountain snowpack, drier-than-normal soil conditions, and current runoff trends. Low says under current conditions, Missouri River basin runoff is forecast to be 79 percent of the average, or 20.2 million acre-feet.