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  • Lewis and Clark Visitor Center to close temporarily, open through winter

    The Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, SD will be closed from Monday, October 27 through Wednesday, November 12 for installation of new carpet. It will be open on November 13 and remain open through the winter.

  • Omaha District commander signs Chatfield Reservoir Water Storage Agreement

    Omaha District Commander Col. Joel R. Cross, signed the Water Storage Agreement for the Chatfield Water Reallocation Project in Lakewood, Colo., today. The agreement will be between the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Water Conservation Board and Department of the Army. Upon execution, storage from the flood control purpose will be reallocated to joint flood control-conservation purposes in the Chatfield Reservoir under the authority of - Section 808 (Water Resources Development Act of 1986); River and Harbor Act of 1958.

  • Gavins Point Dam Road Closed October 6, 2014

    Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed from 8:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2014. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

  • Assistant Secretary of the Army approves water reallocation agreement for Colorado

    The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Jo-Ellen Darcy, approved the water reallocation agreement for the Chatfield Water Reallocation Project in Lakewood, Colorado, in a memo sent to the Omaha District on September 30. Signature authority for the agreement was delegated to Omaha District Commander Col.Joel R. Cross.

  • Holmes Lake pool levels rise

    Heavy rains recently caused pool rises at Holmes Lake (Salt Creek Dam #17). The reservoir is not currently expected to reach its record pool elevation of 1250.0 feet, which occurred on July 24, 1993. Pool elevation forecasts could change depending on future rainfall. The flood control pool begins at 1242.4 feet at which point the reservoir begins making releases over a weir. Current releases are around 80 cubic feet per second. The pool elevation is slowly dropping and will continue to fall as inflows recede and releases over the weir continue.

  • Gavins Point Dam Road Closed October 3, 2014

    Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed from 8:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2014. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.