Lake Sakakawea To Rise Significantly This Month

I've done the math at least twice before, so I'm not going to do it again, but trust me, there's more than enough water in North Dakota for fracking the Bakken.

However, if there's any doubt, now we hear there will be even more water in Lake Sakakawea this month. The Bismarck Tribune is reporting:

People along  Lake Oahe and Lake Sakakawea and those who use the lakes can expect a significant rise in water levels this month.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa last month was 4.3 million acre-feet, or 130 percent above normal. An acre-foot is the amount of water that would cover an acre, a foot deep.

Based on soil moisture and snowpack conditions, the corps said the forecast for the 2014 runoff season has decreased slightly from 31.7 million acre-feet last month to 31.1 million acre-feet, still 123 percent of normal. Average annual runoff is 25.2 million acre-feet.

This is all part of global warming, I suppose. [For the record: global warming has taken a 18-year pause.] Lake Sakakawea is expected to rise five (5) feet.

And still my favorite song:

Yellow River, Christie