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  • Corps repairs damaged areas of Jackson Hole Levee Project

    JACKSON, Wyo. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, personnel began emergency repairs on two sections of the Jackson Hole Levee Project, a system of many levee sections that provide flood-risk management benefits to communities along the upper Snake River near Jackson, Wyoming.

  • Corps sends flood fight specialists to support Bingham County

    BLACKFOOT, Idaho – A four-member U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency management flood-fight team from the Walla Walla District deployed to Blackfoot, Idaho, today to provide technical assistance to Bingham County emergency managers as they prepare for seasonal flows to peak in the Snake River.

  • Corps experts deploy to flood-threatened areas; Corps stands ready to assist communities

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – In anticipation of increased snowmelt and inflows as the annual spring thaw continues, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District deployed technical experts to four Idaho locations in the upper Snake River Basin to meet with local emergency management officials and get a first-hand look at the current water-management situation there.

  • Idaho Fish and Game and Corps of Engineers to provide May 23 public

    Ahsahka, Idaho – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to a Dworshak Reservoir Nutrient Supplementation Project update at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 23, at the Best Western Lodge at River’s Edge at 615 Main Street in Orofino, Idaho.

  • Updated McNary Shoreline Management Plan almost complete; Media invited to learn more about soon-to-be-released draft EA\FONSI

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites members of the news media to meet with Corps officials Tuesday, May 17, to learn more about the soon-to-be-released draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) associated with the Corps’ effort to update the McNary Shoreline Management Plan.

  • Rainstorms forecasted to increase river flows; Corps stands ready to assist communities

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Warming temperatures followed by a significant storm off the Pacific Ocean on Saturday and Sunday are forecasted by the National Weather Service to pass through Idaho and parts of Eastern Washington and Oregon. River flows are anticipated to reach near-, at- or above-flood stage on several river within the Snake River Basin, according to the National Weather Service River Forecast Center which can be found online at http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/rfc/.

  • 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 14, from 9 a.m. to noon.

  • Dworshak announces May showings of nature-themed movies

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The public is invited to attend free nature-themed movie presentations at the Dworshak Dam Visitor Center theater during May, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam announced today.

  • Summer recreational vessel lockage schedule begins May 15

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Sunday, May 15, marks the start of the summer schedule for recreational boaters using navigation locks to travel past U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, Corps navigation planners announced today.

  • Lucky Peak staff schedules ‘rooster tail’ displays

    BOISE, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to discharge water Saturday and Sunday through Lucky Peak Lake's outlet structure (located adjacent to the powerhouse) to create the classic “Rooster Tail,” historically one of the area’s popular attractions.