Upstream, downstream states face off over drought

By Jay Pickthorn/The Associated Press

December 6, 2012 | 6:15 p.m. CST

Bich Nguyen catches a smallmouth bass on June 13 at Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River near Yankton, S.D. North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, which in the past have fought to reduce water being released from dams to boost recreation, are once again battling downstream states facing drought.