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  • 14-027 UPDATE #3: Little Goose navigation lock reopens; repair finished ahead of schedule

    STARBUCK, Wash. – UPDATE #3 -- Inland commercial navigation between Lewiston, Idaho, and Portland, Ore., resumed at about 4:30 p.m. yesterday with the official reopening of the navigation lock at Little Goose Lock and Dam on the lower Snake River near Starbuck, Wash., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced.

  • 14-026 UPDATE #2: Corps progress to fix Little Goose navigation lock gate on track

    STARBUCK, Wash. – UPDATE #2 -- Work to replace the cracked gudgeon arm assembly on the top of Little Goose Dam’s navigation lock downstream south gate leaf remains on track to reopen for service by the end of April, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District officials. Work milestones completed to date include securing the gate leaf in place to keep it stabile during repairs; removing the old, cracked gudgeon arm assembly; and painting and installing the new gudgeon arm assembly. The remainder of the work to be done relies heavily on the use of cranes and man baskets and includes adjusting diagonal tensioning on the gate leafs; preparing the hydraulic power unit for reattachment to the south gate leaf; removing work-related equipment from the site and final alignment testing prior to returning the navigation lock to service.

  • 14-025 Dworshak to reduce outflow discharge Friday morning

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam will be decreased starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 18, from approximately 20,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 11,000 c.f.s. to balance flood control operations and flows to support spring smolt outmigration, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-management officials. The decrease to 11,000 c.f.s. should be completed by noon. This discharge rate is planned to last at least through the end of April, but is subject to change. The Corps advises Clearwater River boaters and other people using regulated waterways to always be alert to changes in water elevation and volume of flow.

  • 14-024 Dworshak Dam and Reservoir offers scenic springtime recreation: Water limited at Dent Acres campground due to repairs

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Enjoy early springtime in scenic north Idaho at the outdoor recreation facilities operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir. Dworshak has much to offer including camping, hiking, picnicking, visitor center activities, fishing, swimming and boating. Merrys Bay day use area is now open and offers secluded picnicking and fishing opportunities. Also open are Dam View and Canyon Creek where primitive camping is available first-come, first-serve at no charge. Dent Acres Campground opened on March 28. However, because of a water line break, only sites 1-7 have water. Sites 17-26 are closed for repairs, and remaining sites are open for use but will have no water at those sites until repairs are complete. All campsites will be free of charge until water service is restored.

  • 14-023 UPDATE: Corps awards emergency contract to fix Little Goose lock gate

    STARBUCK, Wash. – UPDATE -- Work to replace the cracked gudgeon assembly on the top of Little Goose Dam’s navigation lock gate remains on schedule. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District officials announced today.

  • 14-022 Corps expands fish-eating bird deterrence at McNary and Lower Snake River Dams; Certain bird species prey on endangered juvenile salmonids

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – To further protect endangered salmon and steelhead, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps) is expanding its current nonlethal avian hazing program at five Corps dams to incorporate limited lethal “take” of certain piscivorous or fish-eating birds. The expanded efforts will focus specifically on ring-billed gulls, California gulls and, to a lesser extent, double-crested cormorants within the Walla Walla District. This expanded effort is in conjunction with the Corps’ existing nonlethal hazing program to manage piscivorous birds, which uses pyrotechnics and other noisemaking devices, water-spray cannons, and passive deterrent structures to dissuade birds away from certain areas at Corps dams where they prey on salmonids. Lethal removal will be used only if nonlethal methods are not successful.

  • 14-021 Barge moorage area at Lower Granite Dam under construction; Stay away for safety

    POMEROY, Wash. – A new barge mooring area is under construction at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lower Granite Lock and Dam on the Lower Snake River, and visitors and anglers are asked to stay out of the land and water construction areas for their safety. The north shore tailrace area just below the dam and gated access road to the tailrace are closed during construction. The area is a common recreation and fishing area. A large construction staging area is located on the north shore, and construction areas on the shore are fenced.

  • 14-020 Corps hosted ‘Industry Day’ in Walla Walla

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The Walla Walla District hosted more than 100 business owners here for the

  • 14-019 Little Goose lock outage extended for emergency repairs

    STARBUCK, Wash. – Little Goose Lock and Dam’s navigation lock will remain closed to all river traffic to allow workers to replace key gate components that were examined during annual maintenance and determined to be in critical condition requiring immediate replacement, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation officials at the Walla Walla District.

  • 14-018 Dworshak to increase discharge Saturday in anticipation of additional inflows

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam will be increased on Saturday from approximately 17,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 20,000 c.f.s. to make room for anticipated inflows resulting from additional rainfall and snowmelt in the Clearwater sub-basin, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-management officials.