12 May 2018

Army Corps flood fighters are working in Okanogan, Pend Oreille river basins

Flood teams from the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will initiate work today in Oroville, Washington, and Clark Fork, Idaho, and continue work in Okanogan and Conconully, Washington, and Plains, Montana.

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.

18 May 2017

UPDATE - Debris could enter Lake Pend Oreille, boaters should use caution

Army Corps of Engineers’ officials have declared a log-boom breach at the Clark Fork Drift Facility an emergency and are warning boaters to watch out for logs and other floating debris on Lake Pend Oreille. Logs and debris from the Clark Fork River may pass through the breach. Floating and submerged logs and debris can be a safety hazard for all recreational boating activities.