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  • Army Corps flood fighters are working in Okanogan, Riverside, Conconully and Plains

    Flood teams from the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have initiated levee strengthening work in Riverside, Washington, and continue berm construction in Conconully, Washington, and levee strengthening work in Okanogan, Washington, and Plains, Montana, and have distributed 100,000 sandbags.
  • Army Corps flood fighters initiate work in Conconully, continue work in Okanogan and Plains

    Flood teams from the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have initiated berm construction in Conconully, Washington, and continue levee strengthening work in Okanogan, Washington, and Plains, Montana, and have distributed 65,000 sandbags.
  • Army Corps flood fight teams continue levee work along Okanogan and Clark Fork rivers

    Flood teams from the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, continue levee strengthening work in Okanogan County Washington and Sanders County Montana and have distributed 65,000 sandbags.
  • Pend Oreille River flooding, high levels on Lake Pend Oreille expected

    Warm temperatures combined with above normal snow levels have created a situation where Pend Oreille River flows downstream of Albeni Falls Dam are likely to exceed flood stage this week.
  • Army Corps flood fight teams assist Okanogan and Sanders counties with levee work

    Flood teams from the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are assisting communities in Okanogan County Washington and Sanders County Montana to strengthen local levees.
  • Army Corps flood fight teams mobilized as several rivers exceed flood stage

    The Emergency Operations Center at the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is activated until further notice as flood teams have been mobilized for the Okanogan and Colville river basins in Washington and Clark Fork River basin in Montana.
  • Army Corps awards contract to repair the Shoalwater Bay Barrier Dune near Tokeland

    In an effort to help protect the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, awarded a contract to repair a sand barrier dune in Willapa Bay near the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation. The contract was awarded to Manson Construction Corp of Seattle, Washington.
  • Corps awards $112 million contract for nation’s largest fish passage facility

    SEATTLE – A contract to build the largest trap-and-haul fish passage facility in the nation was awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials here March 14, 2018. The project will transport Endangered Species Act-listed and other fish around Mud Mountain Dam near Buckley, Washington. Kiewit Infrastructure West Company’s $112 million bid and construction plan for project completion by December 2020 earned it the contract award.
  • Chittenden Locks small chamber closing 2 weeks for annual maintenance

    SEATTLE – The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks small chamber will close to marine traffic noon, March 5 through 5 p.m., March 16. Crews will conduct maintenance and safety inspections during the small chamber closure. Foot traffic will not be affected and the large lock will continue around-the-clock operations for vessels. Lock wall staff will get commercial traffic through as quickly as possible.
  • Corps authorizes Lyman floodplain study

    SEATTLE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials approved a Flood Plain Management Study for the town of Lyman, Washington, and provided the Seattle District $40,000 to complete it. Three Lyman homes were deemed unsafe by local officials in November following erosion along the Skagit River during a flood November 23-25. Town and Skagit County officials requested Corps of Engineers’ assistance during the flood but public infrastructure was not threatened, a requirement for USACE aid.