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  • White River Basin communities invited to open house for Mud Mountain Dam Water Control Manual update

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District will host an open house Sept. 1 in Auburn, Washington to inform the public about the district’s efforts to update Mud Mountain Dam’s Water Control Manual. USACE developed this proposed update to better balance the MMD’s finite reservoir capacity with flood risk reduction for the lower Puyallup and White River communities. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about the associated environmental review process and how to provide comments for the draft supplemental environmental assessment.

  • What National Dam Safety Day means for the Cumberland Basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 29, 2026) – This Sunday marks National Dam Safety Awareness Day, an annual observance dedicated to educating the public about the 10 dams in the Cumberland River Basin, local flood risks, and the vital importance of preparedness for potential dam emergencies.

  • Maintenance on J. Percy Priest Dam requires road closures

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May. 19, 2026) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam will temporarily close 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday from June 1 until July 31, 2026.

  • Corps of Engineers celebrates National Safe Boating Week with safety reminders for boaters

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is celebrating National Safe Boating Week by reminding boaters on the Mississippi River to be smart while on the water. National Safe Boating Week is May 16-22.

  • Corps of Engineers approves dam removal for Kinnickinnic River Restoration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, officially approved the Kinnickinnic River Feasibility Report and Finding of No Significant Impact that recommends the removal of two dams to restore the natural flow April 10.

  • Spring fish operations begin on Snake, Columbia rivers

    Spring fish passage operations began April 3 at federal dams on the lower Snake River and will begin April 10 on the lower Columbia River.

  • Public crossing at Little Goose Dam closed Feb. 17 - 19

    STARBUCK, Wash. – Public crossing at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Little Goose Lock and Dam will be closed Feb. 17-19 for annual debris removal and maintenance.

  • Relief Well Sustainment Deployable Resilient Installation Water Purification and Treatment System (RWS-DRIPS): Treatment of Relief Wells at Perry Dam, Kansas

    Purpose: This report details the treatment process and resulting outcomes for relief wells at Perry Dam (Jefferson County, Kansas) using the Relief Well Sustainment Deployable Resilient Installation Water Purification and Treatment System (RWS-DRIPS) treatment trailer. The RWS-DRIPS is a mobile treatment unit with comprehensive water treatment capabilities designed to disinfect surface and subsurface water with high efficiency. Immediately following treatment with the RWS-DRIPS unit, video monitoring was used to observe the condition of the relief wells. The results of that observation are described in this report.

  • DamBot Mini successfully tested at Alamo Dam

    The DamBot Mini, an unmanned robotic inspection platform developed by team members at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), was recently deployed at Alamo Dam in northwest Arizona for field testing in a relevant operational environment. This test was coordinated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los Angeles District to coincide with inspection work many years in the planning. The platform successfully collected imagery and a lidar point cloud of the lower conduit and delivered these data products to the district.

  • First spillway gate removed at Center Hill Dam for replacement

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (July 28, 2025) – Work crews at Center Hill Dam removed the first of its massive spillway gates Saturday, a pivotal first step for an ongoing project to replace all eight original tainter gates and lifting equipment that have been in continuous operation since 1948.