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Tag Archives: USACE
Living on borrowed rain
Now that it’s officially summer, the heat is on in more ways than one. Namely, if the trend of sub-par precipitation doesn’t improve, the basin could enter drought level 1 before August. That same trajectory would bring us to drought … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Thurmond, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, USACE, water management, water quality
When it comes to rainfall, 5 feet is no small feat
The Savannah River Basin rang in the new year with a bang, but instead of watching the ball (or peach) drop, it basked in the El Niño-inspired, recording-breaking precipitation. Thurmond led all revelers with its 11.1 inches in December, which … Continue reading
Changes affect shoreline uses at Hartwell, Thurmond
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
A wreck reborn: Recovering the Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia from the Savannah River
(Editor’s Note: The following post is a wrap-up of the efforts to raise the CSS Georgia from January to August 2015.) As cities along the East Coast scramble to bolster their infrastructure and employ massive dredges to deepen their harbors, … Continue reading
Savannah River islands attract a different type of tourist
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Threatened by development and predators from every side, local birds here are finding safe, pristine habitats in an unlikely place: at the bottom of the Savannah River. As part of environmental mitigation for the Savannah Harbor Navigation … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Savannah Harbor, Studies
Tagged bird habitat, birds, DCMA, dredged material containment area, environmental, Georgia, islands, Jones-Oysterbed Island, lest tern, Monitoring, Port Wentworth, Savannah District, Savannah River, South Carolina, threatened species, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, Wilson's plovers
Boys’ lives saved by rescuers, loaner life jackets at Hartwell Lake
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The collaborative efforts of a Hartwell Lake corps ranger and bystander saved two boys’ lives after the pair struggled to swim from a remote buoy to the beach shoreline June 3.
Reservoirs return to their routines as summer arrives
The erratic spring cycle of high highs and low lows appears to have leveled off in June, as each of the sub-basins arrived much closer to its 67-year average for the first month of summer.
Lakes prepare for busy summer
As the temperatures rise and summer shifts into full gear, the recreation areas along the Savannah River Basin are, too.
Across the nation bald eagles are thriving; so why are they dying at Thurmond Lake?
Its origin is mysterious. Its prevalence ubiquitous. The growing and invasive waterweed known as hydrilla beckons hungry waterfowl, known as coots, who fall prey to a lethal blue-green algae present on its leaves. The American bald eagles that prey on … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Recreation, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, avian vacuolar myelinopathy, AVM, bald eagles, DNR, Georgia and South Carolina DNR, hydrilla, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
New artifacts reveal more about Civil War life
As archaeologists recover more CSS Georgia artifacts from the murky waters of the Savannah River, the day-to-day hardships of serving as a Confederate sailor are becoming clearer.
