21 Nov 2022

22-073 USACE and Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District sign Project Partnership Agreement

Walla Walla, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, and Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District signed a Project Partnership Agreement for the Mill Creek Section 205 Project on November 21.

16 Feb 2022

22-011 Sections of the Lewiston Levee Trail to be closed temporarily for hazard tree removal

Lewiston, Idaho. – The Lower Granite Natural Resources Management Office, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District, will be closing sections of the Lewiston Levee Trail between Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday Feb. 24 for hazard tree removal.

2 Jun 2021

21-031 Goats coming to graze at Mill Creek

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla District will be using a herd of goats to remove weeds and other vegetation growing on levees that border the creek shoreline extending from the Mill Creek diversion dam downstream to the metal division works foot bridge near the Mill Creek Office. They are scheduled to arrive June 3.

10 May 2021

21-028 Walla Walla Levee Safety Team earns national honors

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Walla Walla District’s Levee Safety Team has won the 2020 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Team of the Year. The award, given by Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recognizes the best levee safety team in the nation for that year.

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.

28 Jan 2021

21-001 Corps to close section of Clearwater Recreational Trail for culvert replacement

LEWISTON, Idaho – On Feb. 22, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resources maintenance staff will commence preparations for work on the Clearwater recreational trail to replace drainage culverts.

20 Nov 2020

20-057 Corps of Engineers completes levee repair in Dayton, WA; begins repairs in Milton-Freewater, OR

Walla Walla, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District completed repairs for the Dayton Levee Project on Nov. 16 and began repairs on the Milton-Freewater Levee Project on Nov. 18.

26 Sep 2019

19-101 Lewiston Levee Trail to be closed for seal coating from Clearwater Landing Interpretive Center to Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center Oct. 2-3

Clarkston, WA – A stretch of the Lewiston Levee Parkway Trail, extending from Clearwater Landing Interpretive Center to the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, will be closed to public access Oct. 2 to 3 to accommodate asphalt seal coating of the trail, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the Clarkston Natural Resources Office.

13 Jun 2018

18-060 Goats return to manage levee vegetation along Mill Creek; temporary leash rules in effect to help protect goats, visitors

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A herd of goats will arrive during the weekend to remove weeds and other vegetation growing on levees that border the creek shoreline extending from the Mill Creek diversion dam downstream to the metal division works foot bridge near the Mill Creek Office. Contractors who manage the goat-grazing service will arrive on Friday, June 15, to set up fencing.

23 May 2018

18-051 Heise-Roberts Levee emergency flood fight completed 'just in time'

LORENZO, Idaho – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency responders completed flood-fight operations yesterday, May 22, to stabilize a section of the Heise-Roberts Levee System, on the Snake River near Lorenzo, Idaho, according to USACE Walla Walla District emergency managers.