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  • CORPS CLOSES ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 25 BRIDGE ACROSS GREERS FERRY DAM FOR BRIDGE INSPECTION

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers will close one lane of Highway 25 across Greers Ferry Dam from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. June 12, weather permitting, while Corps personnel conduct a routine inspection of the bridge.

  • Gavins Point releases increased as downstream flows recede

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division increased releases from Gavins Point in late-May as tributaries downstream of Gavins Point receded. Releases from Gavins Point had been reduced to 20,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) in mid-May to lessen flooding along the lower Missouri River due to widespread, heavy rainfall in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. Releases are expected to remain at the current rate of 33,000 cfs through June. The mainstem reservoir system began the 2017 runoff season with the full 16.3 million acre-feet (MAF) of flood control storage available. The total volume of water stored in the reservoir system is currently 60.5 MAF.

  • USACE looks to highlight long term assistance programs

    Local, county and state officials can request long term assistance measures through the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP), Planning Assistance to States and through the Interagency and International Services Program. Each program offers many partnership opportunities on flood risk mitigation, shoreline protection, preparing plans to manage water and related land resources, and relief and recovery work to name a few examples.

  • Philadelphia District recognized for commitment to safety

    PHILADELPHIA (JUNE 5, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District was recently recognized with the North Atlantic Division Commanding General's Safety Award of Excellence for its ongoing commitment to a safe and healthy work environment. The District is now under consideration for nationwide safety honors.

  • Corps provides annual report published on Vermont In-Lieu Fee program for aquatic resources habitat

    CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has recently made available

  • CORPS INCREASES RELEASE THROUGH SPILLWAY GATES AT BEAVER DAM

    ROGERS, Ark. – The Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers will open the seven spillway gates to one half foot each at Beaver Dam at 5 p.m. today.

  • CORPS TO STEP DOWN RELEASES THROUGH SPILLWAY AT BULL SHOALS DAM

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will decrease spillway releases Monday and Tuesday from Bull Shoals Dam.

  • Archaeological discovery utilizes being both ‘on’ and ‘off’ the grid

    People often talk about the need to be “off the grid,” a phrase with meanings as varied as the individuals who say it. Archaeologists Amy Williams of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Dr. James Wilde of the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (USAFCEC) made important discoveries in March when they strayed off the grid – several grids, actually.

  • Army Corps to host flood proofing workshops in Ambler

    PHILADELPHIA (June 5, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting two public workshops on the use of nonstructural measures for reducing flood risk to residential, commercial and public property. The meetings will be held on June 22 and June 24 at the Daniel Dowling Legion Post in Ambler, PA.

  • USACE to return to normal operations on Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Basin

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE), announced today that the district reverted to normal operations in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Basin. Drought conditions in the basin have begun to improve.