The star of the show is this 12-foot-long, four-foot-wide cylinder that’s getting lowered into the water. After half an hour, it reaches the bottom and goes to work. “You have a bulk of fluid ...

holding just under a third of its potential water volume, according to Lakes Online. This marks an improvement of 18 feet from historic lows in 2022, but levels are still four feet lower than in 2023.

At 51 feet, more than half the small town of Monterey is projected to flood, with water 4 feet deep in houses closest to the river. Red River at Clay City, Powell County The level at flood-prone ...