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  • Army Corps targets earlier refill for Lake Washington

    Seattle District Water Management officials are filling Lake Washington nearly a month early with full refill expected in early May, due to the statewide drought declaration. Snowpack is lower than normal, and the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center’s seasonal forecasts show a warmer and drier summer ahead. The mariner community along Lake Washington Ship Canal and in Lakes Washington and Union is advised to expect earlier high water than in previous years.

  • USACE Botanical Garden earns ArbNet Level II accreditation

    The Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden achieved Level II Accreditation from The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program established a widely recognized set of industry standards for the arboretum community. No other international program of accreditation exists that is specific to arboreta.

  • Corps of Engineers begins Grays Harbor maintenance dredging April 8

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons begin Grays Harbor outer harbor maintenance dredging, April 8. Maintenance and navigation dredging are required in harbor areas, ports, and marinas, to support the state's economy.

  • Army Corps refilling Lake Washington for summer

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials began Lake Washington’s annual summer refill operations Feb. 15. Water managers are targeting a typical annual refill of the lake to elevation 22 feet this spring, to help meet increased summer water use and provide water necessary for fish passage, navigation and salinity control.

  • Army Corps modernizing Chittenden Locks’ aging equipment

    U.S. Army Corps replaces and improves small locks' mechanical, electrical and controls equipment Feb. 26, at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle. Phase one, part of a multiphase project, includes concrete demolition and cutting for new operating equipment and electrical runways, and should be complete Sept. 6, 2024.

  • Corps of Engineers to begin Duwamish River dredging

    Dredging two sections of the Duwamish River federal navigation channel will begin Jan. 2, 2024.

  • Scraping barnacles gives salmon a fighting chance

    Army Corps employees scrape barnacle buildup along the filling tunnels at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle, fulfilling a federal law requirement to help improve endangered salmon’s chances of survival, by reducing their potential for injury or death.

  • Corps of Engineers begins Everett Harbor, Snohomish River dredging

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' routine maintenance dredging in Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal project is scheduled to begin Oct. 25, 2023.

  • Corps of Engineers modernizing Small Lock machinery, controls

    A major infrastructure upgrade to the nation’s busiest locks, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, to keep them operating into the next century, is on the horizon.

  • USACE debris recovery vessel crew earns Army Risk Management Award

    U.S. Army Corps debris recovery vessel wins Army Risk Management Award for keeping team safety and risk management practices at the forefront of everything they do.