(MSC News)--Releases from Gavins Point Dam are again being increased.

That’s according to a release Thursday afternoon issued by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

According to the release, the Gavins Point Dam releases will increase by 5,000 cubic feet per second on Saturday.

That follows an increase earlier this week.

On Wednesday, the Corp increased releases to 70,000 cubic feet per second.

John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division, said runoff into the upper Missouri River above Sioux City has remained high, with rain continuing to fall.

In the past five days, the National Weather Service, Missouri Basin River Forecast Center is showing 1 to 4 inches of rainfall in South Dakota and Nebraska.  

The effects from releases on the lower Missouri River diminishes at locations further downstream due to the large uncontrolled drainage area and the travel time from Gavins Point Dam. Travel times for releases from Gavins Point take two to three days to reach Omaha, three to four days to reach Nebraska City, and four to five days to reach Kansas City, Missouri.