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  • Registration open for assisted deer hunt

    MANHATTAN, Kan. — Youth and disabled hunters have until July 30 to apply for a limited 2015 assisted deer hunt at Tuttle Creek Lake.

  • High Water at Mark Twain Lake

    Mark Twain Lake is experiencing higher than normal water levels due to the recent rainfall in the watershed. The lake is expected to crest at less than 619 NGVD by Friday with no additional precipitation. The normal pool elevation is 606 NGVD.

  • 15-038 Borgans Island reopens June 19 for limited recreation

    TRI-CITIES, Wash. – The Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will reopen Borgans Island for limited recreation access on Friday, June 19, natural resource managers at the district announced, today.

  • Forecast to return Tri-Lakes Dams to normal pool levels

    The release at Chatfield Dam will be increased today from 2,500 cubic feet per second to 3,000 cfs. Releases remain unchanged at Cherry Creek Dam at 100 cfs and at Bear Creek Dam at 500 cfs until next week. Following the release change at Chatfield Dam, the combined releases from the Tri-Lakes Dams will be 3,600 cfs.

  • NR 15-022: Corps rolls out guidance on floating cabins at lakes in the Cumberland River Basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued new guidance on floating cabins at its lakes throughout the Cumberland River Basin. The guidance implements Section 1035 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014 that allows floating cabins at marinas on Cumberland River Basin lakes.

  • Carlyle Lake Update

    CARLYLE LAKE - As of 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday June 16, 2015, the pool elevation at Carlyle Lake was 450.25 feet, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), with a release of approximately 4,800 cubic feet of water per second (cfs). The inflow for Monday June 15, 2015 was approximately 5,650 day second feet (dsf). With additional rainfall in the forecast, downstream releases will be increased on Wednesday June 17, 2015 to reach a release rate of 5,000 cfs.

  • Like father, like son: safety in bloodline

    Safety runs in the Butler family genes. For the past 40 years, Donnie Butler, an occupational safety

  • Corps finalizes environmental report on planned dike repairs

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has concluded that no significant impacts to the environment will result from a proposal for additional embankment repairs on Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee.

  • Mississippi Valley Division conducts 2015 All Hazards Exercise

    The Mississippi Valley Division will conduct an interagency All Hazards Exercise to practice its response and recovery activities if a disaster strikes the Mississippi Valley Division’s Area of Operations. The All Hazards Exercise will include planning discussions for hurricanes, floods, severe weather and earthquakes that could strike the region.

  • 15-037 Dworshak discharge flows increased to cool rising river temperatures

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Low seasonal inflows, recent hot weather conditions and more of the same forecasted for the rest of the week have prompted changes in flow operations at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho.