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  • 19-063 Corps to repair Lower Granite Visitor Center parking lot; South Shore Visitor Center temporarily closed June 1-2

    POMEROY, Wash. – Lower Granite South Shore Visitor Center, located at Snake River mile 107.5, near Pomeroy, Washington, will be temporarily closed Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, to accommodate asphalt maintenance work in the adjacent parking lot, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced, today.
  • 19-062 Boise River flows to decrease to 3,300 cfs on Friday

    BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to reduce flows through the City of Boise to approximately 3,300 cubic feet per second (cfs) by late-morning on Friday, May 24. Currently, Boise River flows through town are approximately 3,800 cfs, as measured at the Glenwood Bridge gauge.
  • 19-061 Lower Granite open for vehicle crossings on Monday holiday; Travelers should plan alternate routes across river at ‘LoMo’ and Little Goose dams

    LOWER SNAKE RIVER, Wash. – Lower Granite Lock and Dam, on the Snake River near Pomeroy, Washington, will be open for public vehicle crossings on Memorial Day, May 27. Walla Walla District operations officials want to remind the public of the holiday closure affecting two of three dams on the Snake River in Washington that normally allow public vehicle crossings – Little Goose, near Starbuck, and Lower Monumental, near Kahlotus.
  • 19-060 Dworshak Dam discharge flows increase to 12,000 cfs

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharged from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir will increase at 11:59 p.m. today, May 22, from about 9,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 12,000 cfs, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir management officials.
  • 19-059 Boise River flows to decrease to 3,700 cfs tomorrow

    BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to reduce flows through the City of Boise by 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Thursday, May 23, reaching approximately 3,700 cfs by late-morning. Currently, Boise River flows through town are approximately 4,200 cfs, as measured at the Glenwood Bridge gauge.
  • 19-058 Corps, Walla Walla County to provide Mill Creek GI Study progress update May 30

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps), and Walla Walla County (county) invite the public to attend a progress-update presentation about the Mill Creek General Investigation Feasibility Study (study) on Thursday, May 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 550 West Rose Street in Walla Walla, Washington. The presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m., with time afterward for questions.
  • 19-057 Dworshak Dam Visitor Center starts summer-season schedule, tours May 24

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Summer is just around the corner and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dworshak Dam Visitor Center will be open 7 days a week starting Friday, May 24, of Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Dam tours will be offered daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tours are limited to eight people, and photo identification is required.
  • 19-056 Temporary leash rules established to help protect visitors, levee-grazing goats

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A herd of goats will arrive early tomorrow morning, May 21, to remove weeds and other vegetation growing on levees that border the creek shoreline extending from the Mill Creek diversion dam downstream to the metal division works foot bridge near the Mill Creek Office.
  • 19-055 Corps invites comments on draft FONSI for City of Council Wastewater Improvement Project

    COUNCIL, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Council, Idaho, Wastewater Improvement Project. Comments will be accepted May 20 through June 20, 2019.
  • Army Corps of Engineers promotes water safety this summer season

    Summer is almost here and that means millions of Americans will be planning visits to our nation’s lakes and rivers. As the steward of many of these public waters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reminds visitors to be aware of the importance of practicing safe, sensible and thoughtful activities in and around the water.