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  • Releases from Colorado’s Tri-Lakes Dams impacted by recent rain

    Recent rainfall has kept local runoff downstream of the Tri-Lakes Dams high along the South Platte River and its contributing creeks downstream of Denver. Tributary flows have peaked after recent rainfall and are starting to recede. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District in coordination with the State of Colorado will hold releases at Bear Creek Dam to 500 cubic feet per second and at Cherry Creek Dam to 100 cfs. Releases from Chatfield dam will be increased today and again Tuesday. Releases were cut back last week to mitigate flood risk downstream from the dams.

  • Lake Yankton Water Festival set for Saturday, June 20

    The Lake Yankton Water Festival is set for Saturday, June 20 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Training Dike Recreation area near Yankton, SD. The event will have games, prizes, crafts, demonstrations, and a paddling clinic.

  • Sacramento District helps Brazil fast-forward their flood risk management

    Brazil’s water-related challenges are similar to those in present-day California, but the South American nation’s approach to flood risk management is more similar to the approach used by the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century. Sacramento District is helping fast-forward Brazil’s efforts.

  • Corps of Engineers host 25th annual fishing derby at Leech Lake Dam

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, invites everyone 1 to 14-years-old to participate in the 25th Annual Leech Lake Kids' Fishing Derby, Saturday, July 18.

  • Junior Ranger Day Camp

    Johnston, Iowa - Calling all future 4th and 5th graders! Saylorville Lake is holding a nature camp for you. Explore and discover while making friends and having fun learning basic nature safety, history, and environmental stewardship skills.

  • Public meeting scheduled on Deadman's Run flood risk management feasibility study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (NRD) and the city of Lincoln, will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the 4th Presbyterian Church, 5200 Francis Street, Lincoln, Neb. from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. with a brief presentation at 5:30 p.m. describing the study followed by an open house. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input on the recently initiated Deadmans Run flood risk management feasibility study. Deadman’s Run is located primarily in northeast Lincoln.

  • Corps of engineers updates region on basin conditions

    he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to monitor snowpack levels across the Columbia River Basin. “Currently, levels are well below normal for this time of year, so we’re seeing lower than normal river flows throughout the system,” said Steve Barton, Chief of the Corps’ Water Management Division. Basin snow below 5,000 feet in the United States is either already gone or is melting ahead of normal.

  • 15-036 Goats return to manage vegetation along Mill Creek channel

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A herd of goats arrives on Tuesday, June 16, to remove weeds and other vegetation growing on levees that border the creek shoreline extending from the Mill Creek diversion dam downstream to the metal division works foot bridge near the Mill Creek Office.

  • Heavy Rain in CO means more releases changes for Tri-Lakes Dams

    Heavy rain, which fell Thursday night, increased stages along Bear Creek, Cherry Creek, and the South Platte River downstream from the Tri-Lakes Dams.Releases at Chatfield Dam will be held at 1000 cfs through the weekend and will be gradually increased next week as downstream flows recede. Releases from Bear Creek Dam also remain at 200 cfs to allow flows on Bear Creek downstream of the dam to recede and will likely be increased on Saturday to 500 cfs. Releases from Cherry Creek Dam will be held at 50 cfs today due to high flows on Cherry Creek between the dam and the South Platte River. Releases will likely be increased to 100 cfs tomorrow to allow for future flexibility for flood risk management at the dam.

  • Corps Hosts Open House to Discuss Ten Mile Creek Watershed Restoration Project

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will host an open house to discuss and gather public input regarding a critical restoration project within the Ten Mile Creek Watershed near Peoria, Illinois. The open house is scheduled for June 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Germantown Hills Fire Protection District, 313 Prairie Avenue, Germantown Hills, Illinois.