Minor flooding is almost certain this spring in the area where Dakota Access pipeline opponents have camped for months to protest the project, the National Weather Service said Friday. The report, the first flood outlook for the season, shows little chance of significant flooding but indicates floodwaters could reach at least parts of the camp. The camp near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers has been home since August to hundreds and sometimes thousands of pipeline opponents from around the world. The protest camp has dwindled to fewer than 300 people due to harsh winter weather, the pipeline work being stalled and the tribe's recent call for people to leave. He said in a recent interview that it would be ironic if pipeline opponents ended up contaminating the very river they're trying to protect.

Source: ABC News January 27, 2017 18:24 UTC