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  • Ribbon cutting ceremony to be held at Stockton Lake

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has been making upgrades to the Stockton Power Plant since the beginning of 2010. A ceremony to commemorate the completion of the Stockton Power Plant Rehabilitation project will be held on January 7, 2015, at 1 p.m., at the power plant at Stockton Lake.

  • Perry Lake hosts Warrior in Transition Managed Deer Hunt

    PERRY, Kan.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Perry Lake partnered with members of the Atchison Quality Deer Management Association to hold the first Warrior in Transition Managed Deer Hunt on December 12 through 14.

  • Truman Lake Eagle Day

    WARSAW, Mo.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Truman Lake will host its annual Eagle Day on Saturday, January 10, at the Harry S. Truman Visitor Center.

  • USACE invites public comment on environmental impact statement for new NGA facility

    SPRINGFIELD, Va.— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on behalf of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will prepare an environmental impact statement for a new campus in the St. Louis area. The EIS will analyze potential construction and operation activities at four sites located in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

  • Celebrate Bald Eagle Day at Tuttle Creek Lake

    MANHATTAN, Kan.,— On Saturday, Jan. 3, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake will sponsor a free Eagle Day program for an impressive 27th year. The bald eagle was adopted as our national symbol in 1782. At that time, there were as many as 50,000 nesting pairs in the lower 48 states.

  • Plans made for Stockton Lake Eagle Days

    STOCKTON, Mo.— At the beginning of each year, the Stockton Lake Association, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the Missouri Department of Conservation combine forces to bring the community a spectacle of nature’s beauty known as Eagle Days. The 21st annual Eagles Days will be held on January 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

  • Public invited to meeting about Kansas Army Ammunition Plant

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant will host a Restoration Advisory Board meeting for local community members on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at the Municipal Building, City Commission Room located at 112 South 17th Street, Parsons, Kan., from 6 to 8 p.m.

  • Smithville Lake Managed Deer Hunt marks 25th Anniversary

    SMITHVILLE, Mo.— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Smithville Lake will host a special deer hunt for disabled hunters on November 22 and 23.

  • Eagle Days planned at Smithville Lake

    SMITHVILLE, Mo.— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Clay County Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Missouri Department of Conservation invites the public to Eagle Days at Smithville Lake, Smithville, Mo., January 10 and 11, 2015.

  • Corps reduces releases from Missouri River dams due to lower runoff

    Omaha, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division is reducing releases from the four lower Missouri River dams because drier conditions in October have reduced runoff into the reservoir system, resulting in faster evacuation of stored flood water. Releases were increased earlier this fall following heavy rains in the upper Missouri River Basin. The 2014 calendar year runoff forecast is 34.7 million acre feet (MAF), 138 percent of normal, which is down 0.8 MAF from one month ago. Average annual runoff is 25.2 MAF.