Jeff Runge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, shares an update on current and future activities.

1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
9325 South Alda Road
Wood River, Nebraska 68883
Jeff Runge
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services -
Nebraska Field Office
Contact Information:
E-mail: jeff_runge@fws.gov
Phone: 308-379-8553

2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
9325 South Alda Road
Wood River, Nebraska 68883
Current Projects
1. Optimization of water management decisions at
Lake McConaughy (multi-year scale)
2. Loup River Hydroelectric Project - water
management activities and species monitoring
3. Reviewing effects of fish entrainment in large
cooling water intake systems along the Missouri
River

3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
9325 South Alda Road
Wood River, Nebraska 68883
Future Activities and Interests
1. Multi-objective optimization of water management actions at Lake
McConaughy (multi-year and within year)
• Operational decision support models.
• Climate prediction models to improve decisions.
2. Model cumulative effects of water management actions in central
Platte, Loup, Elkhorn, and lower Platte.
3. Discharge-temperature models for Elkhorn, Loup, Niobrara, and
Platte rivers
• Predict effects of flow alteration and climate on stream
temperature.
• Effects of water management actions in minimizing lethal
temperatures.