10 Sep 2024

Army Corps announces fall drawdown elevation targets for Lake Pend Oreille

USACE announces Lake Pend Oreille elevation targets for the upcoming fall 2024 drawdown, and plans to host a public meeting Oct. 7, 2024, to discuss include dam operations and the latest status of the Albeni Falls Dam Spillway Gate repair and replacement project.  

6 Sep 2024

Army Corps announces faster Lake Washington lake level drawdown

Army Corps announces Lake Washington elevation reductions, in preparation for the Suquamish Tribal fishing season, will begin Sept. 15. Drawdown has begun, and projected lake level should reach 20.22 feet by Sept. 15.

28 Jun 2024

USACE seeks public input to Albeni Falls Dam Project Master Plan

Army Corps seeks public feedback on its Falls Dam Project Master Plan.

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.

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.

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.

25 Mar 2024

Corps of Engineers begins Grays Harbor maintenance dredging April 8

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons begin Grays Harbor outer harbor maintenance dredging, April 8. Maintenance and navigation dredging are required in harbor areas, ports, and marinas, to support the state's economy.

23 Feb 2024

Army Corps refilling Lake Washington for summer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials began Lake Washington’s annual summer refill operations Feb. 15. Water managers are targeting a typical annual refill of the lake to elevation 22 feet this spring, to help meet increased summer water use and provide water necessary for fish passage, navigation and salinity control.

22 Feb 2024

Army Corps modernizing Chittenden Locks’ aging equipment

U.S. Army Corps replaces and improves small locks' mechanical, electrical and controls equipment Feb. 26, at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle. Phase one, part of a multiphase project, includes concrete demolition and cutting for new operating equipment and electrical runways, and should be complete Sept. 6, 2024.

26 Sep 2023

Corps of Engineers modernizing Small Lock machinery, controls

A major infrastructure upgrade to the nation’s busiest locks, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, to keep them operating into the next century, is on the horizon.