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- thanks for draining the lake bro. far out.
- Explain this weekends releases on the Lower Mountain Fork River.
- What's the plan for releasing water at texhoma I understand Louisiana has been hit hard?
- Chris Gilliland — 5 starThe free Wendy's Frosty tickets the Park Rangers give to kids wearing their life jacket is a great way to promote water safety! Great job folks!
- Wyatt Cooper — 5 starThe new Bobber the Water Safety Dog pumpkin carving stencils are really good! I will be carving a pumpkin with Bobber on it this year. Well Done!
Travis Miller, lead natural resource specialist at the Keystone Lake Project Office, drives the work barge on Keystone Lake, this morning. The barge is typically used for maintenance activities. Today, Travis captained the barge and gave us a tour of some recently opened day use areas and campgrounds on Keystone Lake. Travis and the rangers and volunteers from Keystone have been working hard to get sites ready for the Fourth of July Holiday.
Come out and see us at the lakes this holiday weekend. And be sure to check for updated campground and day use information at our website. http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/…/ParkandCampgroundClosures.a…
Have a safe and happy, Fourth of July and remember to Wear Your Life Jacket!
Eric Bonell, a ranger from the Keystone Lake Project Office, surveys the shoreline around Keystone Lake this morning. Eric and the lake office staff have been working hard to get campgrounds and recreation areas ready for the Fourth of July Holiday.
Please come out to Keystone Lake to visit us and remember to have a safe and happy Fourth of July Holiday.
Thank you all for your support and patience over the past two months. We realize that rainfall has significantly impacted recreation opportunities throughout our district and we are deeply sorry that so many people were impacted negatively by the rainstorms.
Our structures and reservoirs were designed with the goal of protecting life and protecting infrastructure. Our people rose to the challenge and our structures demonstrated their value to the region by preventing a bad situation from becoming significantly worse.
As we approach the Fourth of July weekend, we hope you will take advantage of the many recreation opportunities available, despite the flooding. Our staff of maintenance professionals, rangers and volunteers are working hard to reopen recreation facilities and will continue to do so through the holiday.
Recreation sites are opening up just in time for the Fourth of July. Be safe out there folks! Happy Independence Day! http://ow.ly/P3D4L
Happy Birthday to the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers! Tulsa District was established on July 1, 1939.
Here's an aerial view of flood waters flowing over the Lake Texoma auxiliary spillway.
Currently, we are releasing flood waters from the reservoir at a rate of 60,000 cubic feet per second.
Tenkiller Lake Park Rangers have had numerous encounters with venomous snakes while performing flood watch monitoring duties below Tenkiller Dam.
Rangers encountered this large 5' long water moccasin while checking the flume area yesterday at about 2:45pm.
Please be careful if you are around areas where high water may have displaced venomous creatures.
Here's a unique view of the Denison Dam auxiliary spillway on Lake Texoma, where water is currently being released at a rate of 81,000 cubic feet per second.
Despite a break in the weather, flooding in the area continues and our thoughts and prayers remain with those impacted by these historic levels of rainfall.
Public safety remains our #1 priority and we ask for your patience as we work hard to rebalance water levels across our entire system of flood control reservoirs.
...Click here for the latest lake level info and water release data for Lake Texoma --> http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/DENI.lakepage.html
We realize access to many campgrounds, campsites and boat ramps at Lake Eufaula is limited at present but we recommend you check with our friends at Lake Eufaula State Park or Arrowhead State Park and Golf Course for additional recreation opportunities.
Jack Frisbie boat ramp at No Name Creek and the boat ramp at the Lake Eufaula State Park Marina are available.
For information about campground closures and availability be sure to check our website at www.swt.usace.army.mi...l/home/ParkandCampgroundClosures.aspx.
Please be patient as we work to reopen our recreation facilities.
Here are some photos of flood damage in our recreation areas just below Denison Dam. We ask for your patience as we work to make repairs.
Please keep those impacted by this historic level of rainfall (both above and below the dam) in your thoughts and prayers.
Unseasonably warm conditions Today and Thursday will give way to a cold front on Friday. Showers and thunderstorms will be likely as the cold front moves throug...h the area Friday into Friday night. Some of the storms will have the potential to become strong to severe with isolated wind gusts to around 70 mph and very heavy rain.
See MoreThis video from the Eufaula Memorial Overlook, June 23 shows the 48,000 cfs release from Eufaula Dam. The area below the dam is open for fishing and the ATV area below the dam is open for recreation.
Please bear with us as we work to reduce water levels, assess any damages, and make repairs to our facilities. Our engineers, hydrologists and rangers are working around-the-clock to ensure our structures are functioning as designed and providing for public safety.
The current Lake Level at Eufaula is available here ---> http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html.
Here are photos of the parking lot below Eufaula Dam as the dam currently releases 48,000 cubic feet per second. The album also contains photos of recreation areas.
Fishing is open below the dam but we ask that you please be careful and mindful of any debris or broken asphalt.
Heavy rains in May required water releases of 172,000 cubic feet per second. Flooding of the area below the dam caused significant damage to the parking area.
...The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working around-the-clock to assess and repair damages caused by recent rainfall. We appreciate your continued patience as our rangers, maintenance personnel, engineers and hydrologists work together to return reservoir levels to normal and repair our recreation areas.
Recreation opportunities are still available at Lake Eufaula and at other Corps of Engineers reservoirs throughout the Tulsa District
You can find reservoir levels for Corps of Engineers Lakes in our district at ---------> http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/old_resvrept.htm.
This was the scene at Lady Bird Landing, formerly Dam Site South, on Lake Eufaula, June 23. Many areas on the lake are dealing with considerable flooding from Tropical Depression Bill and the May flood event.
Our rangers, maintenance staff, engineers and hydrologists are working around-the-clock to ensure our nations reservoir system functions as designed.
We ask for your patiences as we work to recover and repair our campsites and day-use areas.
...Click here for the latest lake level info ---> http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html
The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing 48,000 cubic feet of water per second from Eufaula Dam. Current pool elevation is 597.60.
Our rangers, maintenance staff, engineers and hydrologists continue working around-the-clock to to ensure our Nation's reservoir system functions as designed.
Please be patient as we work to reopen recreation areas impacted by flood waters.
...Click here for the latest lake level info --> http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html
Just when we thought we had seen it all, a skunk snuck into one of our offices during the morning shift change.
Talk about some serious faces in the room, as several rangers hatched a plan to get him out of the building without getting sprayed. As luck would have it, their plan worked and no harm was done to the skunk or the Lake Texoma rangers.
#GoodGrief You can't make this stuff up!
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