3 May 2017

CORPS CLOSES SPILLWAY GATES AT NORFORK DAM, CONTINUES RELEASES THROUGH TURBINES

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the spillway gates at Norfork Dam at 8 a.m. today but continues to release 6,000 cubic feet per second through the two turbine units.

3 May 2017

CORPS DECREASES RELEASES FROM BEAVER DAM SPILLWAY

ROGERS, Ark. – The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decreased releases from Beaver Dam to 7,200 cubic feet per second at 8 a.m. today.

3 May 2017

Carlyle Lake Update

CARLYLE LAKE - As of 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2017 the pool elevation at Carlyle Lake was 446.70 feet, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD). The current release rate is approximately 1,050 cubic feet per second (cfs). The inflow for Sunday, April 30, 2017 was approximately 22,390 day second feet (dsf). With current precipitation on the ground, Carlyle Lake is forecasted to crest at 451.5 feet NGVD on Friday, May 5, 2017. Carlyle Lake Dam is operating as designed, helping reduce flood stages on the Lower Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers.

3 May 2017

USACE Project Manager of the Year: reflects on career, grateful for team, offers advice to colleagues

 SEOUL, South Korea— Col. Stephen Bales, Far East District commander, announced Lawrence Grant,

3 May 2017

USACE Project Manager of the Year: reflects on career, grateful for team, offers advice to colleagues

Col. Stephen Bales, Far East District commander, announced Lawrence Grant, Korea Program Relocation Office (KPRO) project manager, as the District’s nominee for United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Manager of the Year.

3 May 2017

USACE updates water releases at Falls Lake on May 3

WILMINGTON, N.C. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District began gradually increasing

2 May 2017

Army Corps of Engineers, Local Volunteers Clean Fort DeRussy Beach Area for Earth Month 2017

Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined forces with local JROTC students and others to clean up the Fort DeRussy area beach and beach berm April 29 as part of Earth Month 2017.

2 May 2017

District, Goshute Tribe and interagency partners work toward flood resiliency in Skull Valley

If you want to build resistance to floods, you first need a team with a plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and interagency partners are building a floodplain management plan with the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe in Utah.

2 May 2017

USACE Galveston District’s Employee Spotlight Timmy Walls

GALVESTON, Texas (May 2, 2017) – With both parents working for the city of Chicago Illinois, Timmy Walls was raised looking up to two positive figures with strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude. Modeling after his parents, Walls elected to pursue a career in which he could feel challenged and fulfilled. Now, a construction control representative for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Walls embraces every opportunity to learn and strive for excellence in his everyday tasks.

2 May 2017

Kid’s Fishing Day and Dam Tours at J.W. Flannagan Lake Announced

HUNTINGTON, W.Va – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at J.W. Flannagan Lake in Haysi, Va., in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, will host the Dickenson County Kid’s Fishing Day and offer dam tours to the public on May 6, 2017.