30 Sep 2021

USACE extends public scoping commenting period for Fort Peck Lake, Montana, Shoreline Management Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District public scoping comment period on the Fort Peck Shoreline Management Plan is being extended through Friday, October 15, 2021.

27 Sep 2021

Courtesy docks below Gavins Point Dam removed for repairs

On Sept. 28 and 29, the courtesy docks at the Nebraska Tailwater and the Training Dike boat ramps, both on the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, will be removed to make routine repairs. The ramps will remain open without the use of the courtesy docks except when the docks are being removed and reinstalled.

24 Sep 2021

Environmental Impact Statement completed for Fort Peck Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has publicly made available the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for test releases from Fort Peck Dam, Montana. The purpose of the EIS is to assess the capacity of test flows from the Fort Peck Dam to promote the growth and survival of the pallid sturgeon, a fish species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

16 Sep 2021

Generator maintenance will result in water releases through spillway gates at Gavins Point Dam

Maintenance on the generators at Gavins Point Powerplant near Yankton, South Dakota, will result in the need to release water through the spillway gates through Sept. 30.

3 Sep 2021

USACE hosting open house teleconference to address erosion threatening Lower Brule

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in cooperation with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 5 to 7p.m. to seek comments on potential opportunities to address erosion that is threatening the town of Lower Brule, South Dakota. There will be a brief, formal presentation at 5:30 p.m. via Webex.