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  • Annual Clinton Lake cleanup planned

    LAWRENCE, Kan.,— The Clinton Lake Cleanup Committee, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Clinton Marina, would like to invite all interested groups and individuals to participate in the 31st Annual Clinton Lake Cleanup. This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m., at Shelter #1 in the Overlook Park located at the north end of Clinton Dam.

  • Corps decreases runoff forecast due to lower than normal mountain snowpack

    Omaha, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Missouri River Basin Water Management Division is decreasing the annual runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, to 20.3 million acre feet (MAF), which is 80 percent of normal and 4.9 MAF less than average. The decreased forecast is due to below normal mountain snowpack and the lack of plains snow in the basin.

  • Harlan County Dam road to be closed for Tainter Gate repairs

    REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb.,— To allow for the contractor, OCCI Construction of Fulton, Mo., to continue their work on the Tainter Gate Repair Project on the Harlan County Lake Dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harlan County Lake will close both lanes of the dam from April 15 to April 23. During this period of time, both lanes of the dam will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and traffic will be directed to take the designated detour.

  • Harry S. Truman parks to close temporarily for road work

    WARSAW, Mo.,—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harry S. Truman Lake announces the temporary closure of Windsor Crossing (all of park) and Talley Bend (boat ramp).

  • Boat safety encouraged with record low at Wilson Lake

    SYLVAN GROVE, Kan.,— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wilson Lake reminds boaters to be especially safe with record low lake levels. At 8.5 feet below normal conservation pool, many shallow water hazards are present. Much of the west end of the lake is too shallow to operate. As levels continue to decline, underwater structures become newly exposed hazards.