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  • 16-044 Dworshak discharge flows increased to cool rising river temperatures

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Recent hot weather conditions and more of the same forecasted for the rest of the week have prompted changes in flow operations at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho. Water previously discharging at 7,400 cubic feet per second (c.f.s.) from Dworshak Dam began increasing this afternoon toward target flows of 9,800 c.f.s., according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-management officials.

  • 16-043 Former Walla Walla District Chief of Operations honored

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Wayne H. John, retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, chief of Operations Division, received the District's highest employee award on Friday, June 24.

  • 16-042 Dworshak Reservoir offers July 4 holiday fun

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Enjoy a variety of outdoor summer-fun opportunities at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir during the Independence Day holiday weekend – boating, camping, water sports, swimming, fishing, hiking and more.

  • 16-041 Corps apprentice program graduates six journeymen

    UMATILLA, Ore. -- Six students graduated today from the Walla Walla District’s Power Plant Apprentice Program during a 10 a.m. ceremony June 23 at McNary Lock and Dam, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced.

  • 16-040 Corps invites public comments on draft FONSI for Zayo fiber optic line project

    MID-COLUMBIA, Wash. and Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on their draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Zayo Eastern Washington/Oregon Fiber Optic Line Project. Comments are due no later than July 5, 2016.

  • 16-039 Lower Granite Dam vehicle crossings to be delayed June 20

    POMEROY, Wash. – Public vehicle access across Lower Granite Lock and Dam will be delayed repeatedly for up to two hours on Monday, June 20, between 7 a.m. and noon, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations officials at the dam.

  • 16-038 Corps, county levee managers discuss Mill Creek Levee System risk

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee safety officials and levee managers from Walla Walla County’s Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District met today with Walla Walla County commissioners to inform them of a recent Corps screening-level risk assessment of the Mill Creek Levee System.

  • 16-037 Dworshak discharge flows to fluctuate June 7

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Water discharges from Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho, will temporarily fluctuate tomorrow, June 7, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.. to allow testing on hydroelectric generator unit number 3, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam announced today.

  • 16-036 Corps of Engineers determines 259 miles of Salmon River navigable

    Idaho – Following extensive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review, the Northwestern Division Commander, Brigadier General Scott A. Spellmon, signed a Finding of Navigability Determination for the Salmon River, from River Mile (RM) 0 to RM 259.

  • 16-035 Corps partners to repaint Lucky Peak Dam; Volunteers still needed

    BOISE, Idaho – Would you like to be a part of history? If you answered yes then sign up to volunteer with paint crews refreshing the iconic ‘KEEP YOUR FORESTS GREEN,’ at Lucky Peak Dam, on June 11, 2016.