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Frigid temps increase power demand while Army dams balance needs
3/15/2023
With frigid temperatures and near record-setting snow accumulation in some areas of the Pacific Northwest, Army dams responded by producing power to keep the lights and heat on. The U.S. Army Corps of...
Transformational Investments for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program
3/9/2023
The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for...
Upper basin runoff forecast below average; Gavins Point releases to increase for navigation flow support; April public meetings
3/7/2023
The updated 2023 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. The 2023 calendar year runoff forecast above Sioux City is 21.5...
Below average runoff continues for the upper Missouri River Basin in 2023
2/7/2023
The updated 2023 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. January runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.1...
Dry Conditions expected to persist for the Missouri River Basin
1/6/2023
For the 2022 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 19.3 million acre-feet, 75% of average. This was the 30th lowest annual runoff for the Missouri River Basin in...
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1/4/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,...
Releases from Gavins Point Dam reduced to winter rates
12/6/2022
Flow support for the 2022 Missouri River navigation season ended Nov. 21 as releases were reduced toward winter rates at Gavins Point Dam. “Releases from Gavins Point Dam are being reduced to the...

Feature Stories

A step towards navigable waters: A history of McNary Lock and Dam
3/20/2023
As people moved into the Pacific Northwest, communities grew around the rivers, especially the Columbia and Snake. Back then, the rivers were temperamental and hard to navigate. However, there was a...
Leading the way: Kansas Citys Levees Program
3/16/2023
Unless you work or live near the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, the significance of the rivers may not be at the forefront of your mind. It is, however, at the forefront of the U.S. Army Corps of...
Life Lessons & Learning: A celebration of women in the Kansas City District, Part 2
3/15/2023
The path to present day looks drastically different for all five of these women. Although each of their paths took them in different directions, all were fortunate enough to have had mentors that...
Life Lessons & Learning: A celebration of women in the Kansas City District, Part 1
3/8/2023
When walking down the road to success, not every path looks the same. People choose different paths of that road to discover who they are and where they belong. For Women’s History Month 2023, the...
Coming full circle: three Kansas City District employees awarded at 2023 BEYA Conference
2/27/2023
Every year the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference is held and honors professionals for their excellence in the STEM field. This year,...
Guarding the Treasure Valley: A history of Lucky Peak Dam
2/8/2023
Every year, snowmelt from the surrounding mountains flows into creeks and streams that join the Boise River. When flows reach 7,000 cubic feet per second or higher, the river is considered at flood...
Kansas City District announces 2022 Ranger of the Year Award
2/2/2023
Ask a park ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers what they like most about their job and you will likely get a response about being outdoors in nature and the freedom of not being stuck behind...