Category Archives: Recreation

J. Strom Thurmond Dam, then and now

Posted on August 24, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Eight years in the making, the J. Strom Thurmond Dam was a monumental task for engineers and construction workers in the 1940s and ‘50s. Archival footage in this video shows the steps they took to layer power plant fixtures as … Continue reading →

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Richard B. Russell – not your average hydropower plant

Posted on August 17, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

(A version of this article originally appeared on this blog May 29, 2013.) The youngest of Savannah District’s three multipurpose dam and lake projects, Richard B. Russell Dam differs from Hartwell and Thurmond, not just size and appearance, but also … Continue reading →

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The ‘other’ outflows

Posted on June 22, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Summer officially arrived this week and as the temperatures rise, consider that the routine releases from our dams which send water downstream aren’t the only factors that contribute to reservoir levels. Two invisible processes, evaporation and transpiration, account for a substantial amount of … Continue reading →

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Gentle Reader: Staring at crystal balls can injure your eyesight

Posted on April 19, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, starts her responses to readers’ questions with “Gentle Reader,” then dispenses the correct way polite people interact. I won’t pretend to be so genteel, although I do claim to be a Texas gentleman. Today’s post … Continue reading →

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Hunter’s game dampened by stormy opponent

Posted on April 11, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Like a game of chess, the players lie in wait to outsmart their opponent’s next move. But on a morning besieged by rain, the turkeys had nature’s advantage.

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Irrigation prohibition suspended until further notice

Posted on January 20, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

In response to a high volume of stakeholder feedback, as well as input from adjacent landowners in a recent meeting, officials from the Corps’ South Atlantic Division (SAD) have announced suspension of the new policy change prohibiting minor water withdrawals … Continue reading →

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Corps responds to shoreline management concerns

Posted on January 12, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

As we expected, the original post last week generated significant attention here on the blog and through email directed to our office. Five issues seemed to stand out which I will address.

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Changes affect shoreline uses at Hartwell, Thurmond

Posted on January 8, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Often laws and regulations go into effect at the beginning of a new year. The Savannah District started three more this Jan. 1. All deal with shoreline management at Corps of Engineers’ reservoirs on the Savannah River. Two stirred little … Continue reading →

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2015 – it’s a rap

Posted on December 23, 2015 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

It’s the end of the year, halls decked with cheer So it’s time to look back for the Corps of Engineers Projects so vast too much to count but here’s a quick bit for what we’re all about

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Progress Report: Flood Storage Study results are near

Posted on September 23, 2015 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Since our last progress report on the flood storage study published November 2014, we received a few inquiries on when the results would be released. In the above linked post we estimated the study would take approximately six more months … Continue reading →

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