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Levees are a vital part of modern flood risk management. They are part of flood defense systems that may also include flood walls, pumping stations, gates closures, and other associated structures. These elements work together to reduce risk to human life and reduce economic damages from flood events. — USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed with stakeholder input under the National Levee Safety Program and released for public review on...'

7/19/2024
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‘He is focus and he’s freedom;’
“I am 10th generation to serve,” Emily Klinefelter, Park Ranger with Lower Granite Natural Resource Office, said. “My grandmother filled my head with dreams about being a sailor. She served in WWII teaching young Americans and Russians how to use the anti-aircraft guns.”

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16 Dec 2020
20-060 Lower Snake River Dams closed for public dam crossing on Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Day
LOWER SNAKE RIVER, Wash. – All three dams on the lower Snake River in Washington that allow public vehicle crossings -- Lower Granite Lock and Dam, near Pomeroy; Little Goose Lock and Dam, near Starbuck; and Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, near Kahlotus -- will be closed to public access for crossing for the holidays.
7 Dec 2020
20-059 Corps winter park hours resume at Swallows Park and Chestnut Beach
Clarkston, Wash. – The park hours at Swallows Park, Chestnut Beach and all restrooms along the Greenbelt Trail are switching to updated winter hours, effective immediately.
10 Sep 2020
20-049 Winter crossing hours resume at Lower Granite Dam
Clarkston, Wash. – Lower Granite Lock and Dam, near Pomeroy, Wash., has come to the end of its summer hours. Beginning Monday, Sept. 7, the dam returned to the regular 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday through Saturday schedule.
4 Sep 2020
20-047 Corps to close parts of Lewiston Levee Trail for maintenance
Lewiston, ID. – Parts of the Lewiston Levee Trail near Clearwater landing will be closed on Sept. 10
28 Aug 2020
20-046 Corps to close confluence parking lot for maintenance
Lewiston, ID. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today that they will be closing the confluence parking lot from Monday, Aug. 31 until Saturday Sept. 5 to accommodate asphalt maintenance work.
18 Aug 2020
20-045 Corps to close Illia Dunes and Granite Point through Labor Day Weekend
Clarkston, Wash. -- Little Goose Lock and Dam and Lower Granite Lock and Dam have announced that Illia Dunes Recreation Area and Granite Point will be closed from Friday, Aug. 21 until Tuesday, Sept. 8.
7 Aug 2020
20-044 Irrigation pump for Lewiston Levee breaks; Corps makes plans for replacement
Clarkston, Wash. -- Maintenance staff from the Lower Granite Natural Resources Management Office, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps), have discovered that the irrigation pump responsible for operating the irrigation system along the Snake River section of the Lewiston Levee, has stopped working.
23 Jul 2020
20-037 Lower Granite Dam reopens public crossing
Clarkston, Wash. – Officials at Lower Granite Lock and Dam have reopened dam crossings.
12 May 2020
20-22 Lower Granite to begin Summer Crossing Hours in June
Clarkston, Wash. –Lower Granite Lock and Dam will be starting their summer hours for public dam crossing the weekend of June 5-7.