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Monthly Archives: April 2014
The key to water management: Conservation Storage
We repeatedly use the term “water management” on this blog—but what exactly do we look at when we are “managing” the reservoirs? We have a number of tangible responsibilities related to managing reservoirs, but nearly all of them are centered … Continue reading
Hartwell Lake earns statewide recognition for community clean-up
Last week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project was named by Rivers Alive as the 2013 Government Partner of the Year, recognizing the project’s efforts during the annual Hartwell Lake clean-up campaign. Rivers Alive is an outreach … Continue reading
Posted in Recreation
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, award, campaign, clean-up, cleanup, community, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Georgia EPD, Government Partner of the Year, Hartwell Lake, Lake Hartwell Association, LHA, National Public Lands Day, recreation, Rivers Alive, Savannah District, shoreline, trash, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE
VIDEO: Commander sums up past 6 months, offers projection through summer
In this video Col. Thomas Tickner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District commander, addresses Savannah River Basin stakeholders by summing up the past six months of rainfall and reservoir conditions. He also addresses current conditions and what stakeholders might … Continue reading
Corps leases 3 Hartwell Lake parks to Stephens & Hart counties
Thanks to a lease agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Hart and Stephens counties, three parks at Hartwell Lake previously slated for closure this year will remain open to the public. Effective May 1, the government of … Continue reading
Gate repairs underway at Thurmond & Russell dams
As temperatures rise so does interest in water activities and therefore, interest in reservoir levels along the upper Savannah River basin. One of the factors impacting water levels at Thurmond Lake and Russell Lake is an on-going effort to repair … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, gate repairs, lake level, repairs, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, spillway gates, tainter gates, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, USACE, water management
Fish spawning season is here—and it’s looking good, Corps biologist says
The annual water management period for fish spawning officially began April 5 in the Savannah River Basin—and so far, conditions are favorable for a very productive spawn, said Jamie Sykes, fisheries biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Water Management
Tagged April, Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, eggs, fish, fishing, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, largemouth Bass, management, outflows, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, spawning, sport fish, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, wildlife
Below-average rainfall trend continues through March; Corps monitoring basin conditions closely
For the last seven months, with the exception of December, the Savannah River reservoirs have received below-average monthly rainfall. That trend continued throughout March, with below-average rainfall recorded at the Hartwell, Russell and Thurmond sub-basins. The Thurmond sub-basin received the … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Fish and Wildlife, Rainfall Update
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, fish spawning, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, March, outflows, projection, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, season, Thurmond Lake, update, water management