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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Update: Thurmond releases set for 3,800 cfs
By Billy Birdwell, Senior Public Affairs Specialist More good news for the basin: Not only have the Savannah River Basin reservoirs refilled, but so have other reservoirs in the Southeast. Part of our operations include coordinating our release amounts with our division … Continue reading
The purpose of Russell Lake and how it’s different
By Rashida Banks, Public Affairs Specialist The last built of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers three multipurpose dam and lake projects, Richard B. Russell was designed to support hydropower, recreation, water supply, flood control, and fish and wildlife conservation. … Continue reading
Your first line of defense this Memorial Day: A life jacket
Commentary by Sandra Hudson, Public Affairs Specialist Every day on the job, I learn something new about who we are, what we do and the people who make it all happen. Sometimes I still find myself occasionally standing wide-eyed and … Continue reading
Commander responds to stakeholder claims on basin management
By Col. Jeff Hall, Savannah District Commander Editor’s note: This week Col. Hall received an email from a Lake Hartwell stakeholder which expressed frustration with how the Corps manages the Savannah River Basin. The grievances in this letter indicated its author held common misunderstandings of our … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Fish and Wildlife, From the Commander, Studies, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Broad River gage, colonel jeff hall, commander, comprehensive study, drought, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
Update: Drought operations end on Savannah River reservoirs
By Billy Birdwell, Public Affairs Specialist We recently posted on Balancing the Basin that the system entered drought level 1; however, just two days later, the basin has climbed out of drought status all together. As the three reservoirs operated by the U.S. Army … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, colonel jeff hall, commander, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
April rainfall brings basin into drought level 1
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist Thanks to above-average rainfall in both the Hartwell and Thurmond sub-basins during the month of April, coupled with consistent rainfall during the winter months, the Savannah River Basin has climbed into drought level 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged April rainfall, Broad River, drought, drought level 1, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
Corps to host 25th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby May 11 at Russell Lake
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist This Saturday (May 11), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host the 25th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby at Richard B. Russell Lake. The derby will take place at the Calhoun Falls Bank Fishing Area, … Continue reading
How the Broad River influences outflows
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist When the Corps of Engineers updated the Savannah River Basin drought plan in August 2012, we added a new indicator for determining drought levels: stream flow at the Broad River. The Broad River is … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Broad River, Broad River gage, drought, Environmental Assessment, gage, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, streamflow, streamflow indicator, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, water management, Water Watch
