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Missouri River Dams ...
Links to pages for the six main stem dam and lake projects on the Missouri River.
Missouri River Navigation
Tri-Lakes Projects ...
Cherry Creek, Bear Creek, and Chatfield dams are located near Denver, Colo. The dams are managed and maintained by the Omaha District.
Salt & Papio Creeks
Additional Dams & Lakes
Dam and Lake News
Water Safety
Environmental Stewardship
Oil and Gas Development
Hydropower
Lake Data & Portage ...
Lake data includes links to boat ramp elevations, lake levels, water temperatures, etc. and information about portage around the main stem dams.
Project Master Plans

News Releases

Corps seeks input for Papio Lakes master plan revision

6/9/2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, invites the public to provide input and make comments for the upcoming master plan revision of the Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes project -...

Army Corps of Engineers modifying operations at recreation areas due to Coronavirus

3/20/2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it has begun the orderly shutdown of all USACE-managed campgrounds to protect against the further spread of coronavirus disease 2019...

Corps closes visitor centers, suspends tours

3/18/2020

Due to health and safety precautions regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District Visitor Centers will be closed and all public group tours and events and have...

Contract awarded for development of Zorinsky Lake firebreak and maintenance corridor

10/3/2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Project Office recently awarded a $254,250 contract for the creation of a firebreak and maintenance corridor along the southern portion of the federal...

Campers now able to reserve sites at USACE Lakes in the Black Hills

4/25/2019 UPDATED

Visitors wishing to enjoy nights under the stars at either Cottonwood Springs or Cold Brook Lake will now be able to reserve campsites up to and including the day of arrival through recreation.gov...

Plans to draw down Cunningham Lake moving forward

10/30/2018

OMAHA, Neb.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began drawing down Glenn Cunningham Lake Tuesday as part of a multiagency initiative to control the zebra mussels and common carp that have negatively...

Maintenance Activities Begin at Wagon Train and Stagecoach Reservoirs

9/13/2018

The US Army Corps of Engineers announced today that maintenance construction activities on the outlet works of Wagon Train and Stagecoach Dams have begun and will continue through December...

Life Jackets Worn…Nobody Mourns

6/29/2017

OMAHA, Neb. – More public recreation fatalities occur in July than any other month, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) asks you to please play it safe while on, in, or near the water...

While Enjoying America’s Waterways Play It Safe

5/22/2017

Before you head out for a day on or near the water, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) encourages you to make sure you have life jackets for everyone and that you wear them...

Prize competition seeks ideas to better estimate the water storage capacity of reservoirs

2/22/2017

The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking problem solvers to develop new or improved analytical methods for estimating the water storage capacity and/or sedimentation volume of reservoirs managed by...