26 Mar 2018

USACE works with Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Cuyahoga River bank stabilization

National Parks in the U.S. are popular tourist destinations. Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, for example, had over 2.2 million visitors in 2017. National Parks are set aside for us to appreciate nature’s beauty, and guests who visit these areas expect to see healthy wildlife, lush vegetation and clean waters. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is within the Cuyahoga River Watershed, which drains about 809 square miles, split right down the center by the Cuyahoga River; the river is one of the park’s most important natural assets.

26 Mar 2018

18-027 Dworshak Dam discharge flows to decrease to 8,500 cfs; Flow decrease to give hatcheries an opportunity to release juvenile fish smolts

AHSAHKA, Idaho – To give fish hatcheries an opportunity to release juvenile fish smolts, Dworshak Dam discharge flows will be reduced today, March 26, between about 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., from the current 14,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 8,500 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials. Reservoir managers plan to maintain the reduced flows through Monday, April 2.

26 Mar 2018

Corps taking safety from reactive to proactive

If you were invited to visit a Corps worksite and realized once you arrived that your colleagues

26 Mar 2018

Corps uses two key methods for fish passage

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has two ways to pass fish above dams: fish ladders and a method called trap and haul. Many times, the type of fish passage selected depends on the height of the dam, but there could be other factors involved. Taller dams, also known as high-head dams, tend to rely on the trap and haul method.

26 Mar 2018

Fink joins ERDC as Liaison to US Pacific Command

VICKSBUG, Miss. (March 15, 2018)--Bruce Fink recently joined ERDC’s Enterprise Business Development

26 Mar 2018

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 18-15 WREC Differentials

MKARNS - This is to advise mariners transiting the White River Entrance Channel (WREC) of increased head differentials between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam.

26 Mar 2018

Corps of Engineers, partners preparing for second Mississippi River crest forecast by Weather Service

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 23, 2018 – The National Weather Service informed the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) yesterday that they expect the lower Mississippi River to again rise above Phase I activation levels in the northern portion of the District by the end of March, which could cause flooding in some areas.

24 Mar 2018

CORPS TO END SPILLWAY RELEASE THROUGH GREERS FERRY DAM

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will end the spillway release from Greers Ferry Dam by 2 p.m. March 24.

23 Mar 2018

16-314, The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – Levee Lift LPV 109

16-314; SLFPA-E and CPRAB propose to lift Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Reach LPV 109 prior to armoring.

23 Mar 2018

Corps announces Campground and Day Use Area openings at Hartwell

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Project Office, announces the opening of the following campgrounds and day use areas on April 1: