• Incorporating Natural and Nature-Based Features in an Urban California Creek Through Application of Engineering With Nature® Principles

    Purpose: Since its launch in 2021, the Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) program has funded research focused in a variety of environments, particularly along marine and freshwater coasts and fluvial (riverine) systems. Until recently, there has been less focus on applying EWN principles in urban landscapes and watersheds to help manage flood risk, a main civil works mission of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Natural hazard challenges, including intense rainfall events, are contributing to flooding and prompting the need for more sustainable infrastructure to reduce flood risks in urban areas. This is especially relevant when such nature-based solutions (NBS) are desired by stakeholders who stand to benefit from the project. This technical note documents a USACE Chicago District (LRC) project that supports USACE Los Angeles District (SPL) to incorporate EWN principles in an urban ephemeral creek to reduce flood risk while providing other environmental, social, and economic benefits.
  • Eagle Pass boat ramp at Black Butte Lake to reopen June 6

    The Eagle Pass boat ramp at Black Butte Lake will re-open this week, beginning Friday, June 6.
  • Dredging Starts this Summer in Lorain Harbor

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $749,000 contract to Michigan-based
  • May runoff average; Missouri River upper basin runoff forecast below normal

    The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. May runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 3.4 million acre-feet, 100% of average.
  • Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers’ Birthday and Juneteenth Celebration

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,600 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE birthday, June 16, and Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-40 Lock 13 Closure Notice

    A partial lock closure is scheduled for James W. Trible Lock (No. 13) NM 292.8 beginning June 15th, 2025, through September 30th, 2025. During this time, the Lock will be closed daily between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The lock will be opened to traffic each night between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., however a 70-ft width restriction will be in place.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-39 Lock 10 Closure Notice

    A partial lock closure is scheduled for Dardanelle Lock (No. 10) NM 205.5 beginning June 15th, 2025, through September 30th, 2025. During this time, the Lock will be closed daily between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Lock will be opened to traffic each night between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., however a 70-ft width restriction will be in place.
  • Jacksonville District Engineer promoted to Army Captain

    MAYPORT, Fla. - May 31, 2025 - This week at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksat hisonville District celebrates the promotion of 1st Lt. Peyton Pisacane to the rank of Army Captain in a ceremony officiated by U.S. Army Maj. Matthew Westcott, deputy commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District at the Seaglass Club on Naval Air Station Mayport.
  • Mobile District supports F-35 mission at Eglin AFB

    Air Power and Air Superiority are the name of the game for the U.S. Air Force. One of the most state-of-the-art aircraft that provides that superiority is the F-35 Lightning II.
  • Corps extends public comment period for ending hydropower production, deeper Detroit Reservoir drawdowns

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Portland District has extended the public comment period from June 6 to June 21 for its Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) focused on two new requirements related to the operations and maintenance of the Willamette Valley System of dams and reservoirs.