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  • Winter Release Levels Decreased at Pipestem Dam

    A river rise occurred late last week in the City of Jamestown due to ice formation south of town. In order to provide relief, releases were reduced by 50 cfs from Pipestem Dam, for a total release of 200 cfs.

  • Corps completes initial breach closure on the Platte River Right Bank Repair Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has completed the initial breach repair along the right bank of the Platte River, just upstream of the confluence of the Platte River with the Missouri River, on Tuesday.

  • Mat Sinking Unit suspends 2019 revetment season

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit suspended its 2019 revetment season Jan. 21. The season was suspended due to adverse river conditions caused by flooded riverbanks and high velocity flows. The unit will remain on standby for approximately one month as district engineers and technical experts monitor river conditions for the opportunity to complete scheduled work. If conditions are favorable, the unit will potentially resume work in late February.

  • PUBLICATION NOTICE: Vessel Wake Prediction Tool

     Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/35153 Report Number: ERDC/CHL CHETN-IV-121Title: Vessel Wake

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identifies six Pacific civil works studies to be accomplished with 2019 supplemental funding

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced Jan. 14 several civil works studies that will be accomplished with funding provided in Public Law 116-20, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act, 2019, signed into law June 6, 2019. Honolulu District will manage six FY19 Emergency Supplemental studies, two each for Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The U.S. is committed to the vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific and the Corps is committed to providing world class engineering technical assistance for the people and governments of the Pacific region.

  • VIP hangar project completed at Osan Air Base

    Engineers at the Far East District central resident office completed construction surveillance on

  • Ready for the “Big One”? The Corps studies and prepares for the worst case

    Scientists tell us the Pacific Northwest is due for a very large earthquake—possibly as large as magnitude 9.2—from the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) off the Pacific coast, stretching from northern California to southern British Columbia. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has been evaluating potential impacts to its dams in the Willamette, Rogue and Columbia River regions to prepare for such an event.

  • Table Rock Lake Oversight Committee meeting postponed ahead of winter weather

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- The Table Rock Lake Oversight Committee and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are postponing the public meeting scheduled for Jan. 23 because of the potential for hazardous winter weather and icy road conditions around Table Rock Lake.

  • USACE to close playgrounds at Somerville Lake

    After a certified inspection of the playgrounds at Rocky Creek Park and Yegua Creek Park, the U.S.

  • USACE breaks ground on $373 million Folsom Dam Raise project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District broke ground on the Folsom Dam Raise project today during a ceremony near Folsom Lake Dike 8.