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  • Government Bay Boat Ramp at Garrison Dam Closed starting March 27th

    The road leading to the Government Bay boat ramp at the junction with Missouri Drive in Riverdale, North Dakota will be temporarily closed beginning March 27 for boat ramp and bay maintenance scheduled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.

  • Beyond snow: How snowpack benefits reservoirs once it melts

    Snow offers immediate reservoir-recreational activities for those who love winter, but another benefit of snow extends well beyond the cold season.

  • Lake Yankton water level to be drawn down

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the immediate draw down of the water level by one foot in Lake Yankton, located downstream of Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota.

  • Fern Ridge Reservoir water levels to decrease

    The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase releases from Fern Ridge Reservoir beginning Monday. Outflows from the dam will gradually increase for the next three weeks. The Corps anticipates water levels in Fern Ridge will drop to 371 feet by September 10, 370.5 feet by September 17 and 369.5 feet by September 24. This will increase flows downstream by about half a foot each week at the Long Tom River gage at Monroe. In October, the Corps will continue to adjust flows to drawdown the reservoir for winter flood-season operations.

  • Army Corps seeks comments for a draft environmental assessment related to Berlin Lake water levels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District is seeking comments for a proposed temporary deviation to its Berlin Lake water control plan that would extend higher water levels longer in the lake.

  • Automated instrumentation at Crooked Creek Dam

    The recent installation of vibrating wire sensors and data loggers on select piezometers Crooked Creek Dam near Ford City, Pennsylvania, will provide data on a much more frequent basis than is possible with manual readings.

  • Corps reduces water releases from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will reduce the amount of water flowing from Lake Okeechobee as a result of falling lake levels, drier conditions and an improving precipitation forecast.

  • Water levels upstream of John Day Dam may remain high through December

    Water levels upstream of the John Day Dam may remain high during November and December to provide additional storage for power generation and river operations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced. Actual reservoir elevations in November and December could vary between 262.0 feet and 266.5 feet, but will likely stay above 264 feet most of the time.

  • Gathright Dam ‘test pulse’ to increase Jackson River water flow

    State and federal agencies will use Gathright Dam near Covington, Va. to simulate a storm event on the Jackson River Oct. 3. The test pulse, conducted by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, will begin at approximately 6 a.m. and peak at 3,500 cubic feet per second.