Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told Northwest Missouri officials the state is looking into what would happen if the Corps of Engineers releases up to 200,000 cubic feet per second from the Gavins Point Dam.

The governor met with local officials Monday afternoon in St Joseph to discuss flood operations.  He was joined by Major General Stephen Danner and Col. Ron Replogle, Superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol.

State officials are in the process of drawing inundation maps based off a release of 200,000 cfs from Gavins Point.  However, the Corps of Engineers has not said they would reach that massive release of water, according to the Governor.

“Nobody has suggested anything,” Nixon said.  “We are trying to stay a week to 10 days ahead of whatever could happen and in that sense we are modeling on our side for 200,000.”

Currently, The Corps of Engineers are releasing approximately 151,500 cfs, according to the Governor.  The Corps of Engineers are dealing with the potential of running out of room to store water within the reservoir system as more rains are threatening.

The Governor once again was asked to address the potential of blowing a levee along the Missouri River.  He stated there were no plans to do any such thing.

When asked about the potential of flooding at Rosecrans and its future, the Governor said the base will come back from any flooding.

The men and women of Rosecrans and also the National Guard play a vital role during the flooding, Major General Stephen Danner said.

“We’re there to help good citizens and protect them from bad things,” Danner said.

Afterwards, Governor Nixon spoke with local media and had this to say about Rosecrans.