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  • Dworshak Announces Recreation Area Openings

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reopened several recreation areas at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir that were temporarily closed for public safety following recent flooding and mudslides

  • Dworshak Dam Increases Releases for Flood Risk Management

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam is increasing flood risk management releases from approximately 12,900 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 14,900 cfs. This is necessary to manage space for the upcoming spring runoff due to higher-than-average inflows and a high reservoir level.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Alcohol Ban at Illia Dunes

    CLARKSTON, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District has banned alcohol at the Illia Dunes Recreation Area on Lake Bryan to curb alcohol-related safety hazards.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manage nuisance wildlife on Lewiston Levee

    CLARKSTON, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District, in collaboration with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, has contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to begin control measures for burrowing rodents and other nuisance wildlife along the Lewiston Levee.

  • Dworshak Dam closes some recreation areas for public safety

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has temporarily closed several recreation areas at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir due to flooding and mudslides.

  • Mill Creek diverting flows into Bennington Lake during atmospheric river

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District began diverting water from Mill Creek into Bennington Lake at approximately 11:50 a.m. today as flows increased due to rainfall and snowmelt in the basin.

  • Flood-risk management releases from Lucky Peak Dam expected soon

    BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, anticipates starting flood-risk management releases from Lucky Peak Dam as early as Thursday, March 26.

  • USACE to host Boise River Flood Risk Management Information session at Lucky Peak Dam

    BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, invites members of the public and media to attend an informational event at Lucky Peak Dam to learn how the Boise River system helps reduce flood risk for communities across the Treasure Valley. The event will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at the Lucky Peak Dam Viewpoint site, ahead of Idaho’s Flood Awareness Week, observed March 15-21.