4 Missouri River states unite to try to limit flooding Four states along the Missouri River are joining forces to look for ways to avoid the kind of flooding that caused millions of dollars in damage last yearFILE- In this March 16, 2019 file photo, surveyors with the USGS take measurements of the Missouri River in Omaha, Neb., as the river overflows its banks. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)FILE- In this March 16, 2019 file photo, surveyors with the USGS take measurements of the Missouri River in Omaha, Neb., as the river overflows its banks. Hall said the partnership is similar to a group of upper Mississippi River states that joined forces in 1981 to mitigate flooding. The Missouri is the longest river in North America, running from western Montana through the Dakotas and touching Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas before cutting across Missouri and entering the Mississippi River at St. Louis. The states it touches once had a coalition known as Missouri River Association of States and Tribes, but it eventually disbanded after Iowa and Nebraska withdrew amid a dispute with Montana over how to manage the river.

Source: ABC News January 26, 2020 14:48 UTC