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Ribbon-cutting ceremony for new ground fuels station at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia, July 10. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo) — Fuels

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3. Scott Landy (right) and Martin Munoz perform a quality assurance field inspection at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia, July 2023. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo) — fuels

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Marine Corps Col. Matthew McKinney, MCLB commander, gives a key-note speech during a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new ground fuels station, Albany Ga., July 10. — fuels

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New ground fuels station at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia, July 10. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo) — fuels

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Members from the Marine Corps Logistic Base team in Albany, Georgia cut the ribbon on a new ground fuels station. Ms. Kelly Eadie-Leverette, director, logistics support division (center) and Col. Matthew McKinney, base commander, July 10. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo) — fuels

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A survey watercraft assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, collects water surface elevation data along the Missouri River near downtown Omaha, Nebraska, June 27, 2024. The team is collecting data as a precautionary measure against flood waters in June 2024 from the Missouri River. (U.S. Army photo by Declan Barnes) — A survey watercraft assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, collects water surface elevation data along the Missouri River near downtown Omaha, Nebraska, June 27, 2024.

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Isaiah Rubio, left, and Curtis Miller, hydraulic engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, prepare to set a staff gage along a levee in Papillion Creek, Nebraska, June 28, 2024. They will use the staff gage to measure water surface elevation as a precautionary measure against flood waters in June 2024 from the Missouri River. Nine USACE levee surveillance teams went onsite to levee locations and engaged with levee sponsors, state, tribal and emergency management officials to continue to monitor river conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Declan Barnes) — 240628-A-TG831-2375

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Corey Boyer, construction representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, oversees the placement of 2,800 sandbags along two levees in Atchison County and Holt County, Missouri, June 26, 2024. The sandbags were requested by local community levee sponsors to reinforce and temporarily raise levee heights in some of the lower laying areas as a precautionary measure against flood waters in June 2024 from the Missouri River. Nine USACE levee surveillance teams went onsite to levee locations and engaged with levee sponsors, state, tribal and emergency management officials to continue to monitor river conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Lisa Crawford) — Corey Boyer, construction representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, oversees the placement of 2,800 sandbags along two levees in Atchison County and Holt County, Missouri, June 26, 2024.

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Omaha District staff man the emergency operations center at the district's headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, as they assess the 2024 June Severe Weather event on June 27th, 2024.
(U.S. Army photo by Declan Barnes) — Omaha District staff man the emergency operations center at the district's headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, as they assess the 2024 June Severe Weather event on June 27th, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Declan Barnes)

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Engineers and biologists with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, inform members of the public about upcoming plans for a gate maintenance project at Bear Creek Dam in Littleton, Colorado, on June 25, 2024. — Bear Creek Public Meeting July 10

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Joseph Maxwell (right), operations project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, informs members of the public about upcoming plans for a gate maintenance project at Bear Creek Dam in Littleton, Colorado, on June 25, 2024. — Bear Creek Public Meeting June 25

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Army corps of engineers commander meets with Offutt commander and bellevue mayor — Offutt proactive against potential flood waters

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debris floats down the missouri river — Offutt proactive against potential flood waters

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Army corps of engineers commander speaks to Offutt commander — Offutt proactive against potential flood waters

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Picnic tables by Missouri river — Offutt proactive against potential flood waters

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Colonel Howard surveys the Missouri river — Offutt proactive against potential flood waters

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A Fact Sheet with Cherry Creek Dam information. — FLUSHING SEDIMENT HELPS MAINTAIN CHERRY CREEK DAM FLOW RELIABILITY

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A fact sheet for Cherry Creek Dam sediment flushing information. — FLUSHING SEDIMENT HELPS MAINTAIN CHERRY CREEK DAM FLOW RELIABILITY

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A photo of Cherry Creek Dam's spillway. — Cherry Creek Dam Spillway

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Big Bend Dam

Big Bend Dam is located near Chamberlain, S.D., at River Mile 987.4. Although, the dam has a unique bend in its embankement, Big Bend Dam takes its name from the unique bend in the Missouri River seven miles upstream from the dam. At this point in its course, the Missouri makes almost a complete loop, traveling 25 miles before returning to the "neck" where the land is only about one mile wide.

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Tags: Big Bend Dam, Mainstem Dams, Missouri River

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