31 Mar 2021

21-015 McNary Lock and Dam to resume use of laser, test acoustic device to deter birds and protect salmon

UMATILLA, Ore. – The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will resume use of bird deterring lasers, and will be testing a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) to prevent birds from preying on endangered juvenile salmon passing through McNary Dam.

25 Mar 2021

21-014 Dworshak Dam discharges to increase to 9,700 cfs for upcoming week to support hatchery releases

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam will be increasing releases to 9,700 cubic feet per second (cfs), to support hatchery releases which begin Wednesday, March 31.

19 Mar 2021

21-013 Little Goose transformer fails: resulting oil leak is contained

Starbuck, Wash. – At approximately 2:15 Thursday, a transformer at Little Goose Dam had an oil loss as a result of an electrical incident: while some oil went into the gatewell, which is connected to the river, the oil was contained.

18 Mar 2021

21-012 Little Goose transformer line fails: resulting oil leak is contained, no oil has reached the Snake River

STARBUCK, Wash. – At approximately 2:15 today, the T2 transformer at Little Goose Dam had an oil loss as a result of an electrical incident: the oil was captured in secondary containment and it hasn’t reached the river.

18 Mar 2021

21-011 Dworshak Dam discharges to decrease to 1,700 cfs for upcoming week

AHSAHKA, Idaho – In order to meet flood control targets for March and April and to preserve water for hatchery releases in early April, Dworshak Dam will be decreasing releases starting Saturday night, March 20, at midnight. This decrease will result in the river lowering approximately 2 feet between midnight on Saturday and 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, after which time reservoir releases will remain constant.

11 Mar 2021

21-010 Dworshak Dam discharges to decrease to 10,500 cfs for upcoming week

AHSAHKA, Idaho – In order to meet flood control targets for March and April, Dworshak Dam will be decreasing releases starting Friday night, March 12, at midnight. This decrease will result in the river lowering less than 1 foot over the hour between midnight on Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday morning, and less than 1 foot between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., after which time flows will remain constant.

9 Mar 2021

21-009 Mill Creek levees repaired after damage from 2020 Flood

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District completed repairs to sections of the Mill Creek Levee System that were damaged during the February 2020 flooding.

4 Mar 2021

21-008 Dworshak Dam discharges to decrease to 13,800 cfs for second week of March

AHSAHKA, Idaho – In order to meet flood control targets for March and April, Dworshak Dam will be decreasing releases starting Friday night, March 5, at midnight. This decrease will result in the river lowering less than 1 foot over the hour between midnight on Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

2 Mar 2021

21-007 Maintenance building upgrades to result in parking lot closure at Mill Creek

Walla Walla, WA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps) will be trenching a septic line for the new maintenance building near the Mill Creek office beginning tomorrow, March 3. This work will result in the closure of the parking lot and road to the Mill Creek Office, March 3 and 4.

1 Mar 2021

21-006 Columbia and Snake river navigation locks will close March 6 for annual maintenance

COLUMBIA & SNAKE RIVERS, Ore. & Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland and Walla Walla districts will close all Corps navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers March 6 at 6 a.m. for regularly-scheduled annual inspections, preventative maintenance and repairs.