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  • March

    David Lynch, Pine Bluff Marine Terminal, uses a gas-fed, magnesium rod to burn the old gudgeon pin in order to replace it.

    Montgomery Point Lock and Dam repairs

    In December, the Little Rock District completed repair of two lock gates at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam in Desha County, Ark.
  • Col. Glen Masset presents Jan Jones with the Little Rock District’s Engineer of the Year plaque.

    Little Rock District Engineer of the Year – Jan Jones

    Please join the Little Rock District in congratulating Jan Jones, Hydraulics Technical Support Branch, Engineering and Construction Division, for being chosen as Engineer of the Year. During Engineer Week, Col. Glen Masset presented Jones with a plaque at a quarterly awards ceremony.
  • Leadership Development Program Level III graduates- Where are they now?

    Leadership Development Program Level III graduates- Where are they now – Dana Coburn

    What is your official job title? Environmental Branch Chief, Planning and Environmental Division, Little Rock District. When did you graduate from LDP III? March 2011 How has this program assisted you with career progression? The LDP has helped me to become a better leader by exposing me to so many diverse situations, even those that have pushed me outside of my comfort zone. I feel I am a more well-rounded Corps employee and a prepared leader by going through the unique experiences of the program.
  • Fall Creek -- minus the Reservoir -- drawn down to 680 feet above sea level in November 2011. Those are 1970s-era fish horns in the foreground.

    Corps sends Fall Creek Reservoir to the bottom to make fish passage the tops

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has usually held Fall Creek Reservoir at a minimum elevation of 728 feet above sea level for flood damage reduction during the rainy winter season. Unfortunately, juvenile fish prefer to swim near the surface, and at that elevation they have a hard time finding a route through the dam due to the depth they must dive.
  • Mary Kay Larson, Gull Lake Recreation Area park manager, operates the dam during a gate change.

    Headwaters reservoirs: Water management provides flood risk reduction, recreation

    Regulating the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs takes a lot of coordination, monitoring and science, according to Brian Johnson, Mississippi River Headwaters water control engineer.