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  • Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam closed to public until Spring 2025

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has begun modifications on Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam (MIAD) in association with the Folsom Dam Raise Project, and public access to the area is now closed until mid-2025.

  • Analyzing levees to save lives

    The Levee Screening Tool (LST) 2 is a web-based application that quantifies risk estimates based on the likelihood of flood loading, expected performance of the levee under those loads and the potential consequences of a levee breach or overtopping.

  • Mount Morris Dam & Recreation Area Welcomes Visitors for 2024 Season

    The William B. Hoyt II Visitor Center at the Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area opens to the public Wednesday, May 1 for its 2024 visitor season. Located on the Genesee River next to Letchworth State Park, the dam provides flood protection to downstream communities, including the City of Rochester, as well as a place to enjoy nature and outdoor recreation for the 72nd year.

  • Corps of Engineers announces updates to Center Hill Water Control Manual

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 24, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District completed an Environmental Assessment (EA), under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to update the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir Water Control Manual. As a result of this update, the Nashville District is implementing operational changes at Center Hill.

  • USACE and City of Gooding, Idaho to sign Project Partnership Agreement

    GOODING, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District and the City of Gooding, Idaho are holding a Project Partnership Agreement signing ceremony for the Little Wood River Channel Rehabilitation Project on March 28.

  • FY25 President’s Budget designates $124 million for Corps of Engineers projects in the Chesapeake Bay region; $50 million towards Baltimore Harbor

    The President’s budget for fiscal year 2025, released March 11, includes more than $7.2 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and about $124 million designated towards the USACE Baltimore District to dredge the Baltimore Harbor; continue aquatic ecosystem restoration that benefits the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed; and operate and maintain flood risk management projects throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

  • Increased Boise River flows anticipated this spring for flood risk management

    BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District expects flood risk management releases from Lucky Peak Dam will begin later this month or early April.

  • The Journey of Craig Eisenhower and the Legacy of Foster Joseph Sayers Dam

    In Pennsylvania’s picturesque landscapes, where the Foster Joseph Sayers Dam stands as a symbol of human ingenuity and natural beauty, Craig Eisenhower, head dam operator, tells how his more than three-decade journey with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unfolds.

  • Malheur Basin begins flood risk management releases this week

    VALE, Ore. -- Warm Springs Reservoir and Bully Creek Reservoir will start releasing water for flood risk management starting later this week.

  • Researchers develop tools to forecast risk of potential infrastructure failure

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates and maintains approximately 740 dams and associated structures that provide significant, multiple benefits to the nation. In order to effectively operate and maintain those dams, USACE applies risk-informed decision making to evaluate, prioritize and justify dam safety decisions. Using risk information allows the organization to repair its dams in the most effective manner within a constrained budget.