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  • 18-054 Dworshak, BLM timber harvest begins

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Timber-harvest activities to occur throughout the remainder of the year around Dworshak Dam and Reservoir may require temporary access restrictions to some recreation areas, according to operations officials at the dam.

  • 18-052 Dworshak Dam Visitor Center announces summer season hours, tours

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Summer is just around the corner and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dworshak Dam Visitor Center will be open daily, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., starting Friday, May 25, of Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Tours of Dworshak Dam will be offered daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tours are limited to 8 people and photo identification is required.

  • 18-048 McNary Dam hosts free fishing derby for kids

    UMATILLA, Ore. – Young anglers are invited to a free fishing derby at McNary Lock and Dam on Saturday, May 19th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

  • 18-043 Lower Granite Dam offers ‘behind-the-scenes’ guided tours

    POMEROY, Wash. – Visitors at Lower Granite Lock and Dam can get behind-the-scenes tours of the powerhouse, navigation lock and fish passage facilities – areas ordinarily off-limits to public access, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today. Tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. through Oct. 31.

  • 18-041 Dworshak decreases outflows; more boat ramps available as reservoir fills

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir were decreased just after midnight today, May 1, 2018, from approximately 7,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 4,700 c.f.s., according to reservoir managers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District. The drop in outflows will allow the reservoir to gradually refill with snowmelt runoff, and make more boat ramps accessible as the water rises.

  • 18-039 Rangers remind visitors of water system work to occur at Fishhook

    BURBANK, Wash. – Fishhook Park, located off of State Route 124 along the lower Snake River in Walla Walla County, will be without potable water this summer while the water system is upgraded; however, it will remain open to visitors during its normal summer recreation season -- May 18 through Sept. 4, 2018.

  • 18-038 Macks Creek establishes boat-launch fees to help ease traffic congestion, improve access for all visitors

    BOISE, Idaho – Lucky Peak Dam and Lake managers will implement a $5 boat-launch fee on May 15 to help reduce seasonal traffic congestion which routinely occurs at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed Macks Creek Park.

  • 18-036 Corps begins filling Bennington Lake for upcoming recreation season

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations staff began diverting water from Mill Creek to Bennington Lake today, April 19, 2018, in preparation for the upcoming summer recreation season.

  • 18-023 Mountain snowpack affects springtime recreation at Dworshak

    AHSAHKA, Idaho - Snowpack and lingering winter weather conditions in the Clearwater River Basin are putting a temporary freeze on some recreational opportunities at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir.

  • 18-016 Dworshak increases flow discharge to 20,000 c.f.s.

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir will be increased today, Feb. 16, 2018, beginning at 11:59 p.m., from approximately 17,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 20,000 c.f.s. to make room in Dworshak Reservoir to meet seasonal flood-risk-management requirements.