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28 Mar 2025
Army senior leader tours Whittier Narrows, Prado dams
An Army senior leader joined a group of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leaders and subject-matter experts to tour two dams March 4 in USACE Los Angeles District’s area of operations.
23 May 2024
LA District hosts Whittier Narrows Dam Tabletop Exercise
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted representatives from multiple local, state and federal agencies during a Whittier Narrows Dam Tabletop Exercise at the USACE Baseyard May 23 in South El Monte.
1 Feb 2024
USACE joins local, state and federal partners for Rosemead bikeway ribbon cutting ceremony at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, joined other local, state and federal partners Jan. 27 to celebrate the grand opening of the Rosemead Boulevard bike path at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte, California.
30 Jan 2024
Update, tour give Corps’ South Pacific Division better picture of Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Modification Project
The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division received an up-close look Jan. 18 at Whittier Narrows Dam and an in-depth update on the safety modification project designed to increase its capacity to handle extreme storms.
29 Aug 2023
LA District preps for Hurricane Hilary, keeps public safe, captures water from storm
In the week leading up to Hurricane Hilary – the first tropical storm to make landfall in Southern California in more than 80 years – the wheels were already in motion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.
18 Jan 2022
Corps dams help LA, Orange counties capture $25M in December stormwater runoff
With the help of the Los Angeles District, stakeholders in Southern California captured approximately 30,000-acre feet of stormwater runoff valued at $25 million for local groundwater replenishment during December’s heavy rainfall.
9 Oct 2020
LA District teams up with California Guard for flood-control exercise
Partnership was the keyword Oct. 8 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District teamed up with the California Army National Guard for a flood-control exercise at the Whittier Narrows Dam Basin.
5 Oct 2020
LA District, California Army National Guard to conduct flood-fighting demonstration Oct. 8 at Whittier Narrows Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the California National Guard are partnering to conduct a Super Sand Bag Placement functional exercise at the Whittier Narrows Dam in Montebello, California. The exercise will include the use of a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flown by a crew with the California National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility No. 1, based in Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California. The California National Guard will conduct a sling-load operation that will place sandbags into a simulated breach of the levee system at Whittier Narrows Dam to demonstrate the joint flood-fighting capabilities of the Corps and the California National Guard.
4 Dec 2019
Whittier Narrows dam modification study complete, moves into design phase
A highly anticipated modification study of a Southern California dam has been finalized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is now in the project’s design phase. The Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Modification Study was completed in June 2019 and approved by the Corps’ Headquarters in August. The design phase of the project began in October.
11 Mar 2019
Whittier Narrows Dam weathers storm
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Whittier Narrows Dam in Pico Rivera performed as originally designed during Southern California’s most recent storm event March 6.