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The need to be Dam Safe

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Mar. 21, 2023

Dams are often synonymous with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Responsible for more than 740 dams across the...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mr. Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project...

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Mar. 21, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of...
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Today, McNary is an essential part of the river highway that was envisioned before the formation of the Walla Walla District. It sits as the midpoint, the last lock on the Columbia before the mouth of the Snake River. With its 14 generator units, McNary is also an incredible source of hydropower, capable of producing 980-megawatts or enough electricity to power about 686,000 homes.

A step towards navigable waters: A history of Mc...

News
Mar. 20, 2023

As people moved into the Pacific Northwest, communities grew around the rivers, especially the Columbia and...
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The Great Lakes Engineering with Nature Playbook

News
Mar. 20, 2023

The Great Lakes Engineering with Nature Playbook, headed by USACE, will help fill the gap in knowledge about...
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Brent Kelly, a maintenance mechanic, prepares a lifting beam to lift a new gate hoist during its installation in the control tower at the Crooked Creek Dam in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14, 2023. BCI Construction installed four new hoists – each weighing 38,000 pounds apiece and control the dam’s gates – at Crooked Creek Lake to modernize the facility’s machinery and improve usage. The new hoists make the machinery safer and more efficient to use, with digital displays that are more accurate and easier to read. The original hoists were in operation since the dam was built in 1938. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Andrew Byrne)

New hoists at Crooked Creek Lake offer flood pro...

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Mar. 17, 2023

They may just look like large hunks of metal, but the new hoists installed at Crooked Creek Lake will go hard...
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Leading the way: Kansas Citys Levees Program

News
Mar. 16, 2023

Unless you work or live near the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, the significance of the rivers may not be at the...
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HQ USACE News Releases

Transformational Investments for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program
The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for...
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Signs Partnership Agreement with the American Indian Science and Engineering Society
The U.S. Army and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society signed a partnership agreement today that provides Native American students with formal access to Army Science, Technology,...
New lifetime pass available for Military Veterans and Gold Star Families to access public lands
The Biden-Harris administration announced that starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to thousands of federal...
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11...
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of...
National Levee Safety Program hosts virtual workshops to capture stakeholder insights
In January and early February 2022, working in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began hosting a series of virtual public workshops to gather...

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