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  • Tulsa District Reservoir Drought Update - May 6

    As of April 28, approximately 37 percent of the lower 48 states remained in some level of drought. Tulsa District varied from normal conditions in some eastern areas to the exceptional drought level in western portions.

  • Corps to implement new water quality release plan to conserve water at Skiatook Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, announced today the implementation of a new Skiatook Lake water quality release plan, which began March 3, to provide more flexibility in discharges of water while maintaining downstream environmental protection and water quality standards.

  • Army Corps awards $1.4 million for drought-resistant landscaping at Presidio of Monterey

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $1.4 million

  • Silvery Minnow Surviving the Drought in New Mexico

    The survival and recruitment of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, an endangered species, is of utmost importance in New Mexico. This is not easy in times of drought. However, with the hard work and cooperation of the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program, the minnow continues to survive in the Rio Grande.

  • Five Kansas reservoirs held at higher than normal elevation

    Due to ongoing drought concerns, the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Kansas Water Office (KWO) have agreed to a temporary change (deviation) in the normal water elevation of five Kansas reservoirs.

  • Water Managers Cooperate to Create Beneficial River Flows

    Flows on the Rio Grande from Albuquerque to Elephant Butte Reservoir will increase this week in a coordinated effort aimed at triggering a spawn of the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow. This pioneering effort by federal and non-federal water managers will create conditions that haven’t naturally occurred over the last four years due to drought.

  • Public comment period extended for temporary drought barriers

    The public comment period has been extended two weeks for the permit application from California Department of Water Resources regarding their proposal to erect three temporary drought barriers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Originally set to close April 16, the comment period is now open through April 29.

  • “Every drop of water counts;” interagency coordination saves water

    During the storms that swept through California from Feb. 26-March 2, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assisted local agencies maximize their ground water recharge.

  • Some Black Butte Lake boat ramps re-open following recent rain

    Boaters have regained use of more launching ramps at Black Butte Lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District facility near Orland, following recent rainfall.

  • Drought leads to low lake level at Texoma; boaters should be vigilant

    The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advises visitors to Lake Texoma of the impact an extreme drought is having on the lake level. The current water level is several feet below normal and the Corps urges boaters to be vigilant when on the water. There is water for boating and other activities.