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  • Pittsburg Park camping activity to close

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Pomme de Terre Lake announce the permanent closure of camping within Pittsburg Park located at the end of RA Highway, effective December 1, 2024. The boat ramp, shelter, vault toilets and playground facilities will remain open to visitors for day-use and lake access.

  • Dam safety drill shines spotlight on resilience and preparedness at Pomme de Terre Lake

    Officials held an emergency preparedness tabletop exercise at Pomme de Terre Lake in Hermitage, Missouri, on March 14, 2024, to showcase the joint emergency preparedness between local, state and federal agencies in the area. The tabletop exercise was coordinated and led by the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and focused on the communication and coordination efforts during operational releases or an extreme, rare flood event. During the exercise, USACE emphasized that it regularly assesses the conditions and risks associated with Pomme de Terre Dam, along with its other civil works projects.

  • Pomme de Terre Reservoir to conduct low flow test release

    Pomme de Terre Reservoir will conduct a test release starting on October 3, 2023, reducing flows from 50 cubic feet per second to 10 cubic feet per second over the course of 11 days. The test release will end on the afternoon of October 13, 2023. The test release will start the flow reduction process around 3:00 p.m. on October 3, and will decrease flows by as much as five cubic feet per second, each day.

  • Pomme de Terre Reservoir to increase water releases temporarily

    Pomme de Terre Reservoir will conduct a test release starting on February 14, 2022, by ramping up water releases to 1,500 cubic feet per second then increasing to 3,500 cfs early in the morning on February 15. The test release will continue at 3,500 cfs into Feb. 16 and start the ramp down process by the end of that day. The test release is in conjunction with work being done to update the Pomme de Terre Reservoir Water Control Manual.

  • Public health update concerning harmful algae at Kansas City District Pomme de Terre Lake

    The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responding to a toxic blue-green algae bloom at Pomme de Terre Lake with site-specific sampling and posting lakes with public health advisory signs as recommended by state health agencies.