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  • Walla Walla District prepares to close Corps-managed recreation areas if there is a government shutdown; Parks leased to non-federal agencies and concessionaires to remain open

    WALLA WALLA, WASH. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the closure of all Corps-operated campgrounds and day-use parks beginning Saturday, April 9, if the potential shutdown of the federal government goes into effect. Affected recreation areas would not reopen until after the shutdown is lifted. Corps visitor centers at Walla Walla District locks and dams are included in this closure.

  • Flows Increase on Boise River through Boise

    BOISE -- The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be increasing water releases from Lucky Peak Dam Friday to help manage water flows during the spring runoff period.

  • Corps of Engineers completes Dworshak Public Use Plan

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – With significant public input, the Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed a new “Dworshak Reservoir Public Use Plan” that addresses recreation management changes needed based on current reservoir operating conditions.

  • Dworshak discharge flow increases tonight; use caution

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharge from Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho, will temporarily increase starting at midnight tonight to make room in the reservoir for flood risk management purposes, US. Army Corps of Engineers operations officials announced today.

  • Media invited to interview key personnel, photograph inside Ice Harbor Lock and Dam during Open House

    MEDIA ADVISORY: News outlets will have the opportunity to take photographs\video inside Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, and interview key personnel at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2. Cameras will not be allowed inside the dam, except during this opportunity. Adherence to media ground rules for use of photographic equipment inside access-restricted areas will be required. Media representatives planning to attend must contact the Public Affairs Office, (509) 527-7020 or cenww-pa@usace.army.mil, not later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, to pre-register for PAO-escorted access and clearance of photographic equipment. A limited number of parking spaces will be reserved for media near the main entrance to the event and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis during pre-registration.

  • Dworshak announces early-Spring recreation opportunities

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Enjoy springtime in picturesque north Idaho at outdoor recreation facilities operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir. The boat ramp at Big Eddy is open. Other recreation facilities include a playground, picnic shelters, barbecue grills and a swim beach (water level permitting). The Big Eddy hiking trail is open all the way to Dworshak State Park.

  • Dworshak announces April showings of nature-themed movies

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The public is invited to attend free nature-themed movie presentations at the Dworshak Dam Visitor Center theater during April, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam announced today.

  • Columbia-Snake lock gate replacement job completed; All Lock Open to River Traffic

    NEAR KAHLOTUS, Wash. – Inland commercial navigation between Lewiston, Idaho, and Portland, Ore., resumed at 11 p.m. yesterday with the official reopening of the navigation lock at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam on the lower Snake River, near Kahlotus, Wash., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced.

  • Corps begins filling Bennington Lake for upcoming recreation season; construction work continues at Rooks Park

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations staff will begin diverting water from Mill Creek to Bennington Lake today in preparation for the upcoming recreation season.

  • Ice Harbor Dam ‘open house’ set for April 2

    BURBANK, Wash. – Don’t miss your chance to get an inside look at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam during an open house event set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 2.