11 May 2018

Libby Dam operations reduce flood risk, sturgeon flows scheduled

Water managers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are actively managing outflows from Libby Dam to reduce downstream flood risk and have scheduled sturgeon flow increases to begin May 15.

11 May 2018

Army Corps flood fighters are working in Okanogan, delivering sandbags, assisting counties

Flood teams from the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have initiated erosion protection work in Okanogan, Washington, at the Mill Street Bridge, and have distributed 350,000 sandbags and 800 Supersacks to counties, cities and Tribes. Public meeting tonight in Cusick, Washington.

10 May 2018

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.

9 May 2018

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.

8 May 2018

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.

8 May 2018

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.

7 May 2018

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.

6 May 2018

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.

2 May 2018

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.

15 Mar 2018

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.