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  • July

    Impacts to locks on the Illinois River

    The locks and dams on the Illinois River are a bit different than those on the Mississippi – with one big difference being the two that have Wicket dams - Peoria and LaGrange. But there are others too.

  • Recognizing a volunteer and partnership

    In 1993, Saylorville Lake entered a Cooperative Agreement Partnership with the Iowa Academy of Science to have a gift shop located in the Saylorville Lake Visitor Center.

  • UMCS, Metering programs help military, federal agencies control utility use

    As government agencies are striving to reduce energy costs and consumption and increase use of
  • Chad Dahl, a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Special Rope Access Climb Team from the Philadelphia District lowers himself onto a concrete platform on the Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., as the team inspects the hydraulic radial gates and the structure for signs of corrosion and structual damages on July 24, 2013.

    Corps Engineers from Philadelphia District rappel, inspect Wolf Creek Dam

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (July 25, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Special Rope Access Climb Team is one of three specialized inspection teams USACE uses for inspection purposes that travels to a variety of locations offering districts specific support tailored to the project needs. The team recently rapelled and lowered themselves 200 feet onton large spillway hydraulic radial gates at the Corps' Wolf Creek Dam, in Jamestown, Ky., July 24 to inspect 10 tainter gates for signs of corrosion or structural damage.
  • Blackfish residing on the Hempstead Reef, which is now encrusted with organisms like mussels, sponges, and anemones. (NYS DEC)

    Army Corps Dredged Material Used as a Natural Resource

    Dredged rock material from the Army Corps' Harbor Deepening Project is a valued natural resource that is environmentally beneficial for the construction of artificial reefs