The Water Control Team provides oversight for District’s water control activities including water control decisions, water control computer resources, budget requirements, hydrologic and hydrometerological data collection networks, receipt and coordination of real time information and forecasts on weather and river conditions. The Team prepares and distributes daily river stage forecasts for internal use during normal, flood and drought conditions. The Team coordinates and confers with other Corps Offices, federal, state and local agencies on hydrologic, hydraulic, sedimentation, water quality and water control matters. The Team is responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance and annual updating of the District’s stream gaging network and the measurement and computation of daily discharges at discharge ranges on the main stem Mississippi River and its tributaries within the District.