6 Apr 2023

23-025 Lower Granite Visitor Center changes to summer schedule

POMEROY, WA.– Summer is just around the corner, and the Lower Granite Lock and Dam Visitor Center will be open seven days a week starting Friday, April 7. The visitor center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

16 Mar 2023

23-019 Lower Granite Dam is looking for volunteers

Clarkston, Wash. – Lower Granite Lock and Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as volunteers. There are two types of positions open: Visitor Center Host and Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance.

24 Feb 2023

23-012 Water levels in Lower Granite reservoir return to full operating range in the wake of dredging operations

Lewiston, Idaho – Water levels in the Lower Granite reservoir may fluctuate more than in recent years, now that dredging operations at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers have completed.

21 Dec 2022

22-078 Walla Walla District to begin dredging the lower Snake River navigation channel

Snake River, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will begin dredging the lower Snake River navigation channel beginning in January.

2 Nov 2022

22-071 Lower Granite reopens Chestnut Park restrooms

Clarkston, Wash. – The Lower Granite Natural Resource Management staff are happy to announce the reopening of the Chestnut Park restrooms located on the Snake River in Clarkston, Washington. These facilities were temporarily closed after recent acts of vandalism.

19 May 2022

22-036 Lower Granite Dam Visitor Center announces summer season hours and tour schedule

Clarkston, WA –With the summer recreation season ramping up, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lower Granite Visitor Center will be open daily, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting Monday, May 23.

19 May 2022

22-035 Corps implements alcohol ban at Granite Point

Walla Walla, WA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will implement an alcohol ban at the Granite Point recreation site on Lower Granite Lake on May 27. This change is designed to enhance public safety and increase the overall recreation quality of the site.

14 Jan 2022

22-005 Columbia and Snake river navigation locks will close in February for annual maintenance

COLUMBIA & SNAKE RIVERS, Ore. & Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District will close the District’s navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers in February for regularly-scheduled annual inspections, preventative maintenance and repairs.

3 Nov 2021

21-058 Lower Granite Natural Resources Office begins work at Swallows Park

Clarkston, Wash. -- Maintenance staff from the Lower Granite Natural Resources Management Office, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District, will bring fill material into Swallows Park beginning today, November 3.

20 Oct 2021

21-056 Lower Granite is looking for volunteers

CLARKSTON, Wash. – Lower Granite Lock and Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as volunteers. There are two types of positions open: Visitor Center Host Volunteers and Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance Volunteers.