Walla Walla District News Releases

USACE updates Safe Lockage Policy for recreational vessels on Columbia, Snake rivers

Press Operations — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:20:00 GMT

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put the following guidelines in place for the continued safe passage of recreational craft through the navigation locks at McNary, John Day, The Dalles, and Bonneville dams on the Columbia River, and Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite dams on the Snake River:

23-059 Walla Walla District navigation locks will close in January for annual maintenance

Press Operations — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:15:00 GMT

COLUMBIA & SNAKE RIVERS, Ore. & Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District is closing navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers beginning Jan. 14, 2024 at 6 a.m. for an eleven-week outage. This extended outage will allow the district to perform routine maintenance and to replace aged equipment to reduce the risk of asset failure.