TULSA, Okla. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District dams are functioning as designed during the spring 2019 flood event in Oklahoma and Kansas. The district is working around the clock to maintain the flood pools at the same percentages throughout its system of dams by either storing or releasing water in conjunction with each other in accordance with the district’s water control manuals. Oologah Lake on the Verdigris River in Rogers County, Oklahoma, was able to step down its release from 55,000 to 50,000 cubic feet per second June 1. Tulsa District engineers and hydrologists continue to monitor dams to ensure they operate as designed and will provide updates as the situation changes to ensure public safety.

John Davis, a general supply technician and a retired U.S. Army Solider who has lived his entire life wanting to help others, is currently deployed to Northeastern Oklahoma, to support the Corps of Engineers' flood fight response following historic rain within the region.

How the Corps deals with sand boils.

On May 23, 2019, we dedicated our new adult fish collection facility at Fall Creek Dam. This new facility replaced an antiquated one that did not meet fish passage criteria, and the Corps predicts it will increase the likelihood of Spring Chinook recovery for Fall Creek and for the Willamette Valley as a whole.