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About US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District oversees a multimillion dollar military construction program at 11 Army and Air Force installations in Georgia and North Carolina. We also manage water resources across the Coastal Georgia region, including maintenance dredging of the Savannah and Brunswick harbors; operation of three hydroelectric dams and reservoirs along the upper Savannah River; and administration of an extensive stream and wetland permitting and mitigation program within the state of Georgia. Follow us on Twitter @SavannahCorps and on Facebook.com/SavannahCorps

Commander welcomes Army’s Civil Works Secretary to Augusta

Posted on April 17, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Tuesday we were honored to welcome the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, The Honorable R. D. James to Augusta, Georgia, who visited to learn the details surrounding the future Fish Passage at the New Savannah Bluff Lock … Continue reading →

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Winter’s momentum masks March’s mums

Posted on April 12, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

The Savannah River Basin has been posting some impressive stats in the past six months, but last month was not one of them.

Posted in Rainfall Update | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall update, recreation, Russell Lake, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE | Leave a comment

More explanation on the illustration in the last post

Posted on April 8, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Our last post included a graphic that attracted a number of comments, so this post is intended to further explain the illustration.

Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam | Tagged 2014 Water Reform and Resources Development (WRRDA) Act, Alt 1-1, Alt 2-6a, Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, Augusta Lock and Dam, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah River Basin, shortnose sturgeon, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, WRRDA | Leave a comment

Alt 2-6d is not the only in-channel alternative

Posted on March 26, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

In our last post we disclosed the reasons why we eliminated Alternative 1-1 from further consideration. Cost was a big factor, but the main reason is the lower probability involved with Alt 1-1’s ability to pass fish. Passing fish is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Flood Risk Management, New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam, SHEP | Tagged fish passage, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah District Corps of Engineers, SHEP | Leave a comment

Comparing the two Fish Passage alternatives

Posted on March 18, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Since we announced the recommended plan of Alternative 2-6d that would replace the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam with a fixed weir, many in the Augusta area have expressed interest in a different alternative, namely Alternative 1-1.

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Thurmond falls short; Hartwell picks up the tab

Posted on March 15, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Three sub-basins walk into a bar …

Posted in Rainfall Update | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, Lake Thurmond, rainfall update, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District | Leave a comment

Comment period on future of lock & dam extended, passing fish remains priority

Posted on February 26, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, added an additional 30 days to the comment period related to plans to pass fish upstream of the existing New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam near Augusta, Georgia. The … Continue reading →

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Lock & Dam workshop is March 6 at Augusta Marriott

Posted on February 22, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an interactive workshop on the proposed future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam from 4 to 6 p.m., March 6, at the Augusta Marriott (at … Continue reading →

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Fish passage draft report released, public meeting is March 6

Posted on February 15, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

After a one-day delay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, published today the Draft Integrated Post Authorization Analysis Report and Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA), Fish Passage at New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam (NSBLD), and Draft Finding of … Continue reading →

Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam, SHEP, Studies, Water Management | Tagged fish passage, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project | Leave a comment

Weir simulation reaches targeted depth in Augusta

Posted on February 13, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah River level in the Augusta area reached target elevation today as part of the simulation planned to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, as well as the public, to observe the summer … Continue reading →

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