https://www.nww.usace.army.mil Walla Walla District News RSS Feed en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:44:00 GMT Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:12:47 GMT https://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4282642/dworshaks-skeleton-bay-flooded-in-key-step-toward-regional-energy-growth/ On the banks of the North Fork Clearwater River, a new chapter is being written for one of the Pacific Northwest’s most important hydropower resources. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District, in partnership with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), has taken a key step toward expanding the Dworshak Dam powerhouse with a fourth generating unit. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Aug/21/2003785112/115/75/0/250818-A-EK666-0194.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assessing the draft tube bulkheads and potential of an empty turbine bay at Dworshak Dam by flooding the space. This is part of design work for adding a fourth hydropower unit.' /> <br /> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:44:00 GMT Marcy Sanchez https://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/4282642/dworshaks-skeleton-bay-flooded-in-key-step-toward-regional-energy-growth/ Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydropower Infrastructure All Photos U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division