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Corps reduces Savannah River Basin reservoir outflows in response to drought level 3

Story by Billy Birdwell | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District | Date: 11.01.2012

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District will reduce outflows from the three reservoirs it operates on the upper Savannah River Basin in response to water levels reaching drought level 3. Water... Read More

Corps officials to hold public workshops Oct. 24 - 25 on drought management, lake levels

Story by Billy Birdwell | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District | Date: 10.16.2012

The commander of the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Col. Jeffrey Hall, will host two public workshops in the upper Savannah River basin to discuss water management at lakes Thurmond, Russell... Read More

USACE Galveston suspends lock operations at Wallisville Saltwater Barrier due to continued drought conditions on Trinity River Watershed

Story by Isidro Reyna | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District | Date: 09.11.2012

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Wallisville Lake Project suspended lock operations today at the Saltwater Barrier Navigation Lock. Read More

Low lake levels mean boaters should be vigilant

Story by Sara Goodeyon | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | Date: 08.30.2012

As the Labor Day holiday approaches, the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advises visitors to Corps lakes of the impact the extreme drought has had on most Tulsa District USACE lakes. Nine Tulsa... Read More

Lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty without Twin Rivers

Story by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | Date: 08.23.2012

The lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty today if not for the water storage reservoirs along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and their tributaries that provide a stream of water management... Read More