28 May 2020

Santee boat ramp to reopen Friday

The Santee boat ramp, near Santee, Nebraska, will reopen Friday.

1 May 2020

Crest Road closing Tuesday

The road that crosses Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, also known as Crest Road, will be closed Tuesday, May 5 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. for road maintenance. People are asked to plan on taking alternate routes during the closure.

30 Apr 2020

Corps of Engineers opens multi-use recreation areas

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced day-use and multi-purpose recreation areas around Fort Peck Lake will open May 1 to normal activities, following physical distancing and group limitations to reduce spread of COVID-19.

27 Jan 2020

Corps closes two more breaches on Missouri River Levee System L-594

Two outlet breaches on the Missouri River Levee System L-594 were closed on Saturday. These are the third and fourth breaches to be closed on the L-594 system, providing an initial level of flood risk management to the area behind this downstream portion of the levee, located west of Thurman, Iowa. The USACE team and Contractor will continue finalizing repairs at these breach locations while also focusing on the one remaining outlet breach.

10 Jan 2020

Corps issues public service announcement for Missouri River Basin

Col. John Hudson, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District issued a public service announcement Friday regarding recovery efforts along the Missouri River Basin.

6 Jan 2020

Corps closes three breaches on Missouri River Levee System L-550 over the weekend

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, closed three breaches along Missouri River Levee System L-550, located near Missouri River Miles 524 and 525 southeast of Rock Port, Missouri, over the weekend.

24 Aug 2019

Vegetation control to begin on Missouri River sandbars between Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Missouri River between Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota as well as the upper portion of Lewis and Clark Lake near Springfield, South Dakota and Niobrara, Nebraska during September 2019.

17 Jun 2019

Corps completes breach closure on levee L575 north of Percival, Iowa

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District completed an initial breach closure on levee L575 near Percival, IA Thursday.

12 Jun 2019

Corps awards initial breach contract for L550-561 levee system near Watson, Missouri

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District awarded a contract to Weston Solutions for initial breach repairs to the L550-561 levee system Tuesday.

24 May 2019

9 Tribes participate in Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee Spring 2019 plenary session

The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee held its first plenary session of the year May 21-23 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.