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    Selected Holocene paleoflood study locations. Numbers on the map refer to Appendix Table B-2 (Examples of Paleohydrological Studies). Baker, V.R. (2013) Global late Quaternary fluvial paleohydrology with special emphasis on paleofloods and megafloods, in Treatise on Geomorphology, Vol. 9 (J. Shroder and E.E. Wohl, Ed.). Fluvial Geomorphology , p. 511- 527. San Diego: Academic Press.

    Engineering Technical Letter on the Use of Paleoflood Information

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued Engineering Technical
  • Middle East District employees, Jerry Henry and Qing Xu spoke to about 300 students at a career day held at James Woods High School in Winchester, Va.

    District professionals take part in James Wood High School Career Fair

    Two Middle East District professionals returned to James Wood High School today to speak to juniors and seniors headed to college. Jerry Henry graduated from James Wood and Qing Xu returned for the second year as a career day speaker.
  • Damage to roller gate 5 at Locks and Dam 14 on the Mississippi River.

    Roller Gate Requires Swift Repair

    The Rock Island District spends a majority of its annual appropriations operating and maintaining the expansive lock and dam system on the Upper Mississippi River. Much of the maintenance performed on this infrastructure is planned and scheduled while some comes as a surprise. An incident in July brought about some maintenance needs in the form of the latter when a roller gate at Locks and Dam 14 was damaged.
  • Col. Robert Ruch welcomes some 40 biomass industry representatives to this morning's pre-proposal meeting for Redstone Arsenal's renewable combined heat and power project. Huntsville Center is managing the acquisition for the Office of Energy Initiatives project.

    Companies meet to learn about Redstone Arsenal renewable energy opportunity

    Biomass companies interested in competing for a renewable combined heat and power project on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, met Nov. 13 to learn more about the opportunity and the acquisition process.
  • A Phinizy Center scientist collecting an integrated water sample on the Savannah River.

    Sound science is critical for balancing ecological, economic needs of the basin

    Editor’s Note: This article is authored by Oscar P. Flite III, Ph.D. CEO and Senior Scientist at Phinizy Center for Water Sciences. Dr. Flite and his organization are involved in scientific research on the Savannah River that provides critical information needed to make informed decisions about the basin’s natural resources.