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  • Communities spanning two counties dedicate Periwinkle Trail

    GRANVILLE, Tenn. (March 28, 2023) - The communities of Smith County, Jackson County and the “Friends of Cordell Hull Lake” dedicated Periwinkle Trail March 25, 2023, at the Indian Creek Archery Range trailhead. The newly constructed trail provides hikers a new path to experience the outdoors and creates a bond between the two counties.

  • Albeni Falls Dam Officials Announce 2023 Recreation Season Dates

    Albeni Falls Dam 2023 recreation season kicks off April 1 with the opening of Trestle Creek Recreation Area, U.S. Army Corps officials announced today. Riley Creek Recreation Area opens May 6 while Albeni Cove, Priest River “The Mudhole” and Springy Point Recreation Areas open for the season May 13.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Host Open House & Water Forecast Meeting at Abiquiu Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District is scheduled to host an Open House for the public at the Abiquiu Lake Visitor Center March 21, 2023, starting at 6:00 pm. Topics to be discussed include the 2023 spring runoff, river release forecast and associated water operations, and the upcoming 2023 recreation season.

  • 23-018 Dworshak Dam reminds visitors to observe fishing wall etiquette

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam welcomes visitors who plan on fishing for steelhead or other species at the fishing wall at the base of Dworshak Dam, located upstream from Ahsahka on the North Fork Clearwater River.

  • 23-017 Nisqually John Landing Recreation Area closing for maintenance

    Clarkston, WA – The Lower Granite Natural Resource Management Office will be closing the Nisqually John Landing Recreation Area from noon March 17 to noon March 24 for hazard tree and invasive vegetation removal.

  • 23-016 Dworshak Dam Visitor Center announces change of hours

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam Visitor Center will be closed to the public from March 15 to 17 and from March 27 to 30.

  • USACE to host open house for Blue Marsh Lake Master Plan revision

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host an open house on March 23, 2023, to kick off a process to revise the 1975 Blue Marsh Lake Master Plan. The open house will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533.

  • Upgrades at Thomson Causeway Recreation Area to cause temporary closures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces it will be upgrading the water infrastructure at the Thomson Causeway Recreation Area in Thomson, Illinois, starting March 9. During installation of new, individual water hookups at sites 1-78 and 99-131, the Potter’s North, Potter’s South, Hickory Point loops and the day use areas of the park will be closed to all vehicle, bike and pedestrian traffic.

  • Upper basin runoff forecast below average; Gavins Point releases to increase for navigation flow support; April public meetings

    The updated 2023 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. The 2023 calendar year runoff forecast above Sioux City is 21.5 million acre feet, 84% of average. The runoff forecast is based on current soil moisture conditions, plains snowpack, mountain snowpack, and long-term precipitation and temperature outlooks. February runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.0 MAF, 86% of average.

  • Construction project will impact Waitsboro Recreation Area

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 2, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is set to replace the existing water distribution system, service lines, and supply lines at Waitsboro Recreation Area in Somerset, Kentucky.