November 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began drawing down Homme Lake near Park River, N.D., on Wednesday, the corps. The drawdown will continue at 30 cubic feet per second for the next nine days until lake elevation drops by 4 feet. Continue Reading
July 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The 800-foot-structure, built between Stump Lake and a natural rise in the Tolna Coulee, is designed to prevent a catastrophic spill from the Devils Lake Basin to the Sheyenne River Valley. The unique design mimics the natural erosion that likely would occur in the coulee, while restricting downstream flows. Continue Reading
June 5, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reopening the three Twin Cities locks and dams to commercial traffic at 8 a.m. Wednesday. But the locks remain closed to recreational boats. Continue Reading
April 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The corps says in a new report released Friday that flooding still would have caused widespread damage along the Missouri last year because of the massive volume of water that moved through the river. Continue Reading
March 30, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The Obama Administration has approved the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan for a Fargo-Moorhead flood-control project, Sen. Kent Conrad announced today. He added that he will continue to push the plan through Congress and secure the funding needed. Continue Reading
March 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The Souris River flood that damaged Minot and surrounding communities was one of seven that occurred in spring and summer 2011, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report. The others were reduced by the system of Canadian and U.S. dams protecting riverside communities. The last one in June overwhelmed the system and caused $691.9 million in damage in the two hardest hit counties of Ward and McHenry. Continue Reading
March 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Paul said Thursday that it has released a draft environmental assessment of changes to the levees in Oslo, Minn. The city proposed changes to levees the corps built in the 1970s, including raising levees by 1.1 to 1.7 feet and realigning portions of the levee. Continue Reading
January 27, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leaders will meet with Fargo and Moorhead city officials and attend a Bismarck meeting about Devils Lake next week. Continue Reading
January 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The corps says a stable ice cover has been established on the river at Bismarck, allowing officials to release more water through the dam upstream without leading to river rises in the area of the capital city. Continue Reading
January 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on its proposed operating plan for the Tolna Coulee Advance Measures control structure being built in Nelson County, N.D. The document will be used by the project’s non-federal sponsor, the North Dakota State Water Commission, to operate the structure. Continue Reading
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