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  • Below average runoff continues for upper Missouri River Basin in 2025

    The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. January runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 0.7 million acre-feet, 92% of average. Runoff was near or below average for most of the Missouri River Basin, and most of the upper basin had below-normal precipitation.
  • Cochiti Lake temporarily closed due to unsafe ice conditions

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Cochiti Lake announced Jan. 27, 2025, that the lake is temporarily closed until further notice due to unsafe ice conditions.
  • USACE announces temporary closure of River Run East Recreation Area 

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close access to the River Run East Recreation Area on Millwood Lake from Feb. 3, 2024, until further notice for dam embankment repairs.
  • 41st Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch scheduled for Feb. 8

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Clinton Community College, Clinton Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge are hosting the 41st Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch Saturday, February 8.
  • USACE waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at more
  • Raystown Lake announces access opportunities for Canada geese hunting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District announces the opening of multiple recreation areas for Canada geese hunting only. The following recreation areas will be open from January 31 – February 22, 2025: Bay Drive in Seven Points, Seven Points Beach, Tatman Run Beach, and Weaver Falls Recreation Area. Signs with maps will be posted in designated hunting zones.
  • Below-average runoff and reservoir storage expected for the Missouri River Mainstem System in 2025

    For the 2024 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 23.3 million acre-feet, 91% of average. Dry conditions continue to affect the upper Missouri River Basin at the start of the 2025 calendar year, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting below-average runoff into the mainstem reservoir system. For 2025, runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa is forecast to be 20.2 MAF, 79% of average.
  • Eagle Watch at Case-Halstead Library

    Eagle Watch, a collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Carlyle Lake Project and Case-Halstead Public Library, will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The World Bird Sanctuary will present two "All About Eagles" programs, one at 9:30 a.m. and another at 10:30 a.m., featuring a live bald eagle and offering a closer look at the fascinating nature of this iconic species.
  • Shenango Soaring: Army Corps invites bird enthusiasts to fifth annual Eagle Fest

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, in partnership with the Shenango River Watchers, will host the fifth annual Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake, Jan. 11.
  • USACE Nashville District awards contracts for Old Hickory tornado recovery

    Near the one-year anniversary of the EF-2 tornado that severely damaged Old Hickory Lock & Dam and the Rockland Recreation area on Dec. 9, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has awarded two contracts to rebuild and restore facilities affected by the tornado.