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Published March 15, 2011, 07:19 AM

Corps may drop Missouri River pulse

The Army Corps of Engineers said it might cancel the March surge of extra water meant to help an endangered fish in the Missouri River.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers said it might cancel the March surge of extra water meant to help an endangered fish in the Missouri River.

The so-called spring pulse below Gavins Point Dam is meant to replicate a natural spring rise that prompts the pallid sturgeon to spawn.

The corps said the two-day March pulse could be canceled if the river level is already high from spring runoff. The corps said implementing a second pulse planned for May also will depend on the river level.

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