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  • Get to know the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District is a key federal agency responsible for providing engineering solutions to support the infrastructure, safety, and land and water conservation of the Pacific Northwest.

  • USACE Seattle District recommended for prestigious Army Safety and Occupational Health Star

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District has been recommended for the coveted Army Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Star March 18, at the district’s headquarters building.

  • USACE increases outflows at Mud Mountain Dam April 1

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase outflows from Mud Mountain Dam, starting April 1. The operating project has been storing more water than usual to support essential construction work at its fish passage facility located near Enumclaw, Washington.

  • Army Corps announces refill date, hosts spring operations public information meetings

    Army Corps of Engineers will operate Water Year 2025 at the normal summer band of 2062.0-2062.5 feet, and discuss this change, and other updates on snowpack, inflow forecasts and restricted Albeni Falls Dam spillway gate operations, during its public information meetings May 1-2, 2025.

  • Corps of Engineers begins Grays Harbor maintenance dredging April 8

    USACE's hopper dredge vessels, Yaquina and Essayons, begin Grays Harbor outer harbor maintenance dredging April 8. The maintenance navigation dredging is required in the harbor area, whose deep draft channel is 350 feet wide increasing to 1,000 feet over the bar, to support Washington State's economy that relies on navigation and commerce.

  • Army Corps refilling Lake Washington for summer

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials began Lake Washington’s annual summer refill operations Feb. 15. Water managers are targeting a typical annual refill of the lake to elevation 22 feet this spring, to help meet increased summer water use and provide water necessary for fish passage, navigation and salinity control.

  • Army Corps begins Everett Harbor and Snohomish River Federal Navigation Channel maintenance dredging Dec. 16

    USACE begins dredging the Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal navigational channels the week of Dec. 16, 2024. The 24/7 dredging operations, expected to be completed by Feb 14, 2025, will make it safer for local boaters to navigate.

  • Libby Dam 50th Commemoration begins with logo contest

    Army Corps invites the public to submit logo designs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Libby Dam. The Libby Dam 50th Commemoration Logo Contest is open to all ages, and there is no cost to submit entries. Entries must be submitted before Jan. 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. MT.

  • Army Corps Recaps Libby Dam 2024 Operations at Public Meeting Oct. 21

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its fall public meeting in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Oct. 21, 7-7 p.m. PST. The meeting, led by Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative, will include a recap of Libby Dam’s annual operations for water year 2024.

  • Large Lock Center Gate At Chittenden Locks Remains Open Till Nov. 4

    The large lock chamber at Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks will remain open to navigation through noon, Nov. 4. Additional time allows the engineering team to ensure the new gates are installed as seamless as possible, upon arrival at the Chittenden Locks.