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  • Lower Mon recovers from icy, muddy aftermath

    “I was really shocked by how fast the river came up,” said Lockmaster Paul Meininger, as he stood

  • Far East District hosts 53rd Chief of Engineers

    Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Chief

  • Annual report for 2014 published on Massachusetts In-Lieu Fee program for impacts to aquatic resources

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

  • Far East District hosts 53rd Chief of Engineers

    Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Chief of Engineers, paid a visit to the Far East District April 8 as part of a weeklong stop in the Republic of Korea.

  • St. Louis District volunteers make a difference

    “Volunteers with the Corps of Engineers are a vital part of the natural resource management program. With limited resources, volunteers allow us to stretch our manpower, helping us to increase our interaction with visitors and the community,” Erin Hilligoss-Volkmann, park ranger and volunteer coordinator with the Rivers Project Office said.

  • Spring release plans for Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs

    Pipestem Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1445.0 feet, which results in 1.7 percent of the flood pool occupied. Inflows are currently 40 cubic feet per second (cfs) with no reservoir release. Jamestown Reservoir is currently at pool elevation 1430.0 feet, which is one foot below the base of the flood pool. Inflows are currently 10 cfs with no reservoir release. The maximum combined release from the reservoirs is not expected to exceed 200 cfs; however, significant rainfall could necessitate higher release levels. The upper James River basin is currently in abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions according to the US Drought Monitor, which could decrease rainfall runoff into the reservoirs.

  • Sacramento engineer came to America among Vietnam’s “Boat People”

    More than 30 years ago, 19 villagers escaped Vietnam at night aboard a 19-foot bamboo fishing boat and headed into the open ocean toward Hong Kong. Karl Mai, a 17-year-old high school senior, and a few of his classmates were in that boat – leaving behind everyone and everything they knew for the hope of freedom and a better life.

  • Teamwork averts disaster after barges break away

      When 17 barges broke free of their moorings on the raging, ice-filled Monongahela River, March 4,

  • Camping Opportunities at Carlyle Lake in 2015

    CARLYLE LAKE – The 2015 camping season is currently underway at Carlyle Lake. Dam West and McNair Campgrounds opened on April 1st, Boulder Campground will open April 15th and Coles Creek Campground and Lotus Group Area on May 1st. The Dam East Spillway Campground and Eldon Hazlet State Park are open year-round.

  • Corps of Engineers recognizes Forest Lake, Minn., resident

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, selected Forest Lake, Minn., resident Nathan Wallerstedt as one of its four Civil Servants of the Year.