Water


  • Big Wheel Keeps on Turnin’

    Missouri is blessed with abundant water resources, but how do its various hydropower facilities cope when impacted by significant drought…

  • Hazard Heroes

    The Environmental Emergency Response team is the department’s front line of defense against the impacts of hazardous substance releases, natural…

  • Reinventing Resilience

    Missouri’s weather over the past three years has been just as arid as stretches of the Dust Bowl of the…

  • Teaming the Streams

    Missouri has over 100,000 miles of streams. From a distance, monitoring all that water would seem like an extreme challenge.…

  • The 2024 MoDNR Photo Contest

    The department asked amateur photographers to capture the beauty found in Missouri and selected first, second and third places, as…

  • Investing for the future

    Missouri’s state parks offer a temporary escape from the hustle and bustle of cities, as well as a chance to…

  • Championing Flood and Drought Resiliency

    Missouri’s climate can hit extremes such as drought and flooding – sometimes in the same season. In response to the…

  • Pesky Poisons

    The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Pesticide Collection Program broke two program records this year.

  • The Clean Water Act

    Clean, abundant water has always been one of our most valuable and accessible resources. But by the mid-20th century, the…