12 Sep 2012

First-ever lock repair successfully completed by Tulsa District at Chouteau Lock 17

Replacing the pintal ball at Chouteau Lock and Dam on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.

5 Sep 2012

'Angling' for fun: vets take service members fishing at Corps Lake in thanks for their service

TULSA -- A group of Airmen, Soldiers and Marines were treated to a free day of fishing recently at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake in southeastern Kansas to thank them for their service and give them some downtime.

7 Jun 2012

Near-drowning survivors, USACE thank rescuer who pulled victims from sinking boat

“On our mind was, ‘am I gonna drown?’” said Terry. “That’s the question Anthony kept asking, and I said 'no, sombody’ll be here,' and then I’d turn around and I’d holler, 'help, help!' Gosh I didn’t think I’d ever see help.”

15 Dec 2011

USACE leverages drought to perform lake maintenance

Water levels at Tulsa District lakes were the lowest in years as the result of an extreme drought. The drought had many negative impacts on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local communities, but USACE took advantage of the low water to perform routine necessary maintenance on facilities that are usually underwater.