17 Nov 2014

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed November 19, 2014

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed from 8 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 19, 2014. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

14 Nov 2014

Comments sought for Draft EA for repairs near Pottawattamie Co., IA levees

A draft environmental assessment for bankline repairs to levee units 624 and 624-627-611-614 along Mosquito Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing erosion and sloughing damage to the bankline caused by high flows in June 2014.

10 Nov 2014

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed November 13, 2014

Gavins Point, Yankton SD, Crest Road, Closure Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed from 8:00 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

6 Nov 2014

Garrison Dam West Tailrace Road reopens

The West Tailrace Road at the Garrison Dam near Riverdale, N.D., which provides access to the Garrison Power Plant wing walls and west side of the tailrace area, is now open for public use.

5 Nov 2014

Gavins Point Dam Road Closed November 6

Crest Road, the road that crosses the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., will be closed from 8:00 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2014. The public is asked to plan on an alternate route of travel during this time.

29 Oct 2014

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.

9 Oct 2014

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.

3 Oct 2014

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.

1 Oct 2014

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.

1 Oct 2014

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.