27 Jun 2024

Paving project delays at “The Mudhole” stall recreation season

Discoveries of unsuitable base layers in sections under current pavement extend "The Mudhole" paving project, putting an indefinite stall on opening for the 2024 season.

27 Jun 2024

Contracts awarded to replace failing creek culverts at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, ensure uninterrupted McChord Field access

Efforts to maintain the transportation routes of one of the Nation’s busiest military bases reached a significant milestone this spring, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, awarded a combined $23.9 million in contracts to Tribal-One and Derian Inc. to remove and replace two failing culvert crossings with road bridges across Clover Creek on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

7 Jun 2024

Albeni Falls Dam raises Lake Pend Oreille levels

Army Corps is adjusting operations to increase rate of refill on Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho. USACE officials anticipate being at summer pool (2062.0 feet) around 23 June.

6 Jun 2024

Albeni Falls Dam hosts Natural Resource Master Plan Meetings

Army Corps invites the public to give feedback on revisions to the Albeni Falls Dam Master Plan during its Master Plan meetings, June 24 - 25.

22 May 2024

Army Corps hosts Albeni Falls Dam public information meetings May 30-31

Army Corps of Engineers is hosting public meetings May 30 in Ponderay, Idaho, and May 31 in Cusick, Washington, to inform the public on current restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam.

21 May 2024

Army Corps improves Kootenai River habitat with second large wood placement

Army Corps of Engineers released the second batch of fish habitat logs into the Kootenai River May 7, as part of its “Wood is Good” large wood nourishment project. USACE hopes the project is a template for other national and global entities to use, for similar Engineering With Nature projects on rivers they manage.

15 May 2024

Albeni Falls Dam spill gate removed to mitigate flood risk

Army Corps of Engineers officials removed a spill gate May 14, to sustain current Lake Pend Oreille elevations and mitigate lakeshore flood risk, Powerhouse flows are reduced to achieve the desired total outflow.

10 May 2024

Sturgeon flow augmentation at Libby Dam begins May 14-21

Sturgeon flow augmentation begins May 14 at Libby Dam, Montana, for endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon downstream in Idaho and British Columbia.

10 May 2024

Spill operations at Albeni Falls Dam remain restricted

Spill operations remain restricted at Albeni Falls Dam in Oldtown, Idaho, while U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials respond to the discovery of base metal flaws and defects identified on a spillway gate undergoing rehabilitation. The flaws were discovered in April 2024 as part of a major gate rehabilitation contract initiated in June 2023.

1 May 2024

Albeni Falls Dam officials modifying spillway operations

To ensure continued safe operations at Albeni Falls Dam in Oldtown, Idaho, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials are modifying spillway operations after metal defects were discovered on a single gate undergoing routine inspection and rehabilitation.