The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported that test flows from Fort Peck Dam will be ending earlier than expected. Fort Peck Lake Dam consists of an earthen embankment, an outlet tunnel for releasing stored water, two powerhouses, and 16 gates on a concrete-lined spillway to the west of the dam. The first powerhouse was completed in 1951 and the
By Hannah Mitchell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District As people moved into the U.S. 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 vision to create a river highway, one that would allow barges to carry cargo from the Pacific
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has reinstalled the orifice gate at Center Hill Dam after an inspection, allowing for a new summer/fall minimum flow regime. The Corps operates four flood control dams upstream of Nashville, including Center Hill Dam on the Caney Fork River in Lancaster, Tenn. The Corps said the orifice gate reinstallation is part of
Each year’s HYDROVISION International conference content is chosen by a committee of global hydropower and dams industry experts, led this year by five knowledgeable track chairs. This is our fifth and final track chair profile, featuring James Kiel, track chair for Industry Trends and Analysis. Having experts in the industry choose and guide the conference sessions ensures all the educational
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin flow augmentation at Libby Dam in Montana for endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon downstream in Idaho and British Columbia, Canada. Corps water managers — along with federal, tribal and state fishery biologists — determined spring run-off conditions in the Kootenai River and its tributaries warrant starting the required flow augmentation. Libby Dam
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials are modifying spillway operations at Albeni Falls Dam in Oldtown, Idaho, after metal defects were discovered on a single gate undergoing routine inspection and rehabilitation. “Public safety is our top priority,” said Amanda Smith, Albeni Falls Dam operating project manager. “Though only one gate showed signs of defect during inspection, we are taking a
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has developed a vehicle barrier, called DETER (Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator) for soft asset protection at dams….
Tivis Branch Hydro has filed a license application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the 1.44 MW Flannagan Hydroelectric Project (P-15296) in Vi…
Each year’s HYDROVISION International conference content is chosen by a committee of global hydropower and dams industry experts, led by five knowledgeable tr…
After an agreement to stay Columbia River Basin litigation for up to 10 years, federal water managers will begin spilling more water over basin dams this spring…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation recently released “State of the Infrastructure: A Joint Report by the Bureau of Reclamation and the…
West has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Architect-Engineer Single Award Task Order Contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)…
On Jan. 28, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a potential dam breach “watch” for Arkabutla Dam in DeSoto and Tate counties in northwest Mississippi. T…
With about 740 dams and associated structures to operate and maintain, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has developed a systemwide approach for assessing risk i…
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security is holding a hearing Jan. 30, “Exposing President Biden’s Plan to Dismantle the Snake Ri…
