14 Sep 2015

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed September 15 – September 16, 2015

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed 8 a.m. Tuesday, September 15 through 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015. This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

9 Sep 2015

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed September 10 – September 11, 2015

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed 8 a.m. Thursday, September 10 through 5 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015 This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

26 Aug 2015

Public meeting scheduled on Willow Creek and Boyer River feasibility study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the City of Missouri Valley, will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Rand Community Center, 100 S. 4th Street, Missouri Valley, Iowa. The meeting will run from 4:30 to 7 p.m. with a brief formal presentation at 5:30 p.m. describing the study followed by an open house. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input on the recently initiated Willow Creek/Boyer River feasibility study.

25 Aug 2015

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed August 31 – September 4, 2015

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed 8 a.m. Monday, August 31 through noon Friday, September 4, 2015. This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

24 Aug 2015

Vegetation control to begin on Missouri River sandbars between Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe headwaters, N.D.

During September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Missouri River between Garrison Dam and the Hazelton Boat Ramp on Lake Oahe (river miles 1381 to 1278). The Bismarck-Mandan river reach (river miles 1325 to 1310), the Wilton/Steckel boat ramp at river mile 1343.6, and river miles 1364 and 1363 north of Washburn, N.D. will not be sprayed. This work is being done to keep the sandbars free of vegetation and usable by the endangered interior least tern and threatened piping plover for nesting.

24 Aug 2015

Vegetation control to begin on Missouri River sandbars between Pickstown, S.D. and Ponca, Neb.

During September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Missouri River between Pickstown, SD and Ponca, Neb. Approximately 700 acres have been identified for treatment in 2015 by a team of federal and state representatives. This work is being done to keep the sandbars free of vegetation and usable by the endangered interior least tern and threatened piping plover for nesting.

19 Aug 2015

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed August 20-21, 2015

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed Thursday, August 20 through 5 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2015. This closure will include nighttime hours. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

31 Jul 2015

New commander takes charge of USACE Omaha District

Col. John W. Henderson accepted the flag for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District as the new District Commander. Brig. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Northwestern Division Commander conducted a change of command ceremony at the Double Tree Hotel Grand Ballroom in downtown Omaha, recognizing the arrival of the new commander. Henderson says he is committed to continuing the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to accomplish its authorized missions with “world class quality, transparency, and stewardship to our Nation.”

31 Jul 2015

Public meeting scheduled for Copeland Bend and Langdon Bend shallow water habitat sites

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public scoping meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Lewis and Clark Missouri River Visitors Center, located on 100 Valmont Drive, in Nebraska City, Neb. The purpose of the meeting is to seek public input on the development of shallow water habitat at two Missouri River Recovery Program sites: Copeland Bend located east of Nebraska City in Fremont County, Iowa, and Langdon Bend located two miles east of Nemaha, Neb.

28 Jul 2015

Draft Supplemental EA for repairs to Ponca backwater site available for comment

A draft supplemental environmental assessment for repairs to the Ponca State Park backwater site in Dixon County, Neb. is currently available for public review. The EA evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing damages that occurred to the chute during the 2011 Missouri River flood. These repairs are needed to restore the intended habitat function of the Ponca site and prevent it from degrading further. Comments are due August 26, 2015.