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Phinizy researchers to study Savannah River oxbow lakes
Editor’s Note: This article is authored by Oscar P. Flite III, Ph.D., CEO and senior scientist at Phinizy Center for Water Sciences. Flite and his organization are involved in scientific research on the Savannah River that provides critical information needed … Continue reading →
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Guest Author, Navigation, Studies, Water Management
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Tagged Augusta, biology, Clemson University, Corps of Engineers, EPA, Georgia Regents University, Georgia Southern University, guest author, Monitoring, Phinizy Center for Water Sciences, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, USACE, water quality, water samples
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Beneath the barnacles: Archaeologists battle elements to uncover ironclad history
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Each day as tourists saunter through the city’s famous squares, another group of visitors explores a different set of squares at the bottom of the Savannah River. For the past two months, a team of 10 marine … Continue reading →
On groundhogs and water levels: What will reservoirs look like on Memorial Day?
February has arrived and Groundhog Day has come-and-gone. So this makes me a little late in giving my annual prediction on how the three Corps of Engineers’ Savannah River reservoirs will begin the 2015 tourist season. Now whether my prognostication … Continue reading →
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Hydropower, Navigation, Recreation, Water Management
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Tagged Billy Birdwell, dam management, dams, Groundhog Day, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Russell, Lake Thurmond, prediction, predictions, recreation, reservoirs, Savannah District Corps of Engineers, summer, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water levels, water management, winter guide curve
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Recovery of CSS Georgia remains in progress after 150 years in Savannah River
Recovering the CSS Georgia ironclad scuttled on the Savannah River floor marks the beginning of the construction phase of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. Col. Thomas Tickner, Savannah District commander, will host a kick-off event Jan. 29 at Old Fort … Continue reading →
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Tagged archaeologist, archaeology, artifacts, casemate, Civil War, Col Thomas Tickner, Confederate, conservation, Conservation Research Laboratory, CSS Georgia, Dial Cordy and Associates, diver, divers, ironclad, Panamerican Consultants, Port of Savannah, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah Port, Savannah River, SHEP, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, SUPSALV, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University, Union, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Navy, USACE, vessel
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Plant Vogtle water permit follows current basin water manual
Over the past several months the occasional fan of Balancing the Basin has voiced concern about the expansion of Plant Vogtle on the Savannah River. Most of the concern focused on the increased water needs (and impacts on reservoir levels) … Continue reading →
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Hydropower, Navigation, Recreation, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
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Tagged Corps of Engineers, department of natural resources, DNR, downstream navigation, fish and wildlife management, flood risk reduction, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell, Lake Thurmond, nuclear reactors, Plant Vogtle, recreation, reservoirs, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, water permit, water quality, water supply
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SHEP and the Savannah River – a Wrap-up
Editor’s note: Beginning in July 2013 this blog has posted a series of stories on the environmental monitoring of the Savannah River as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The monitoring program continues and some will be expanded … Continue reading →
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Navigation, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
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Tagged Abercorn Creek, Army Corps of Engineers, Atlantic sturgeon, chlorides, City of Savannah, Clemson University, construction, data, deepening, department of natural resources, dissolved oxygen, downstream, environmental, Environmental Assessment, estuary, fish, Garden City Terminal, Georgia, Georgia Ports Authority, GPA, intake, Monitoring, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, pre-construction monitoring, research, salinity, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SC DNR, SHEP, shortnose sturgeon, South Carolina, striped bass, studies, study, transmitter, UGA, University of Georgia, upstream, US Geologi, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, water impoundment, water mitigation, water quality, Wetlands
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Updates on the Savannah River Basin Comprehensive and Flood Storage studies
Update on the Flood Storage Assessment In October 2013 we announced an initiative to assess our flood storage capacity to test the possibility of reducing our current flood storage allotment. More specifically, the study will provide information that will better … Continue reading →
Posted in Drought in the News, Drought Response, Flood Risk Management, Hydropower, Navigation, Studies, Water Management
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Tagged comprehensive study, data, Drought Contingency Plan, environmental, flood storage, GAEPD, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Hartwell Dam, Nature Conservancy, PMF, Probable Maximum Flood, rain, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, studies, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, water study
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Experts gather water quality data before beginning harbor deepening
Editors Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles to explain environmental monitoring efforts associated with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). This series focuses on the various monitoring activities that must take place before construction begins. SAVANNAH, … Continue reading →
Posted in Navigation, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Uncategorized, Water Quality/Water Supply
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Tagged Garden City Terminal, Savannah District, Savannah harbor deepening, Savannah Harbor Expansion Pr, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, SHEP, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, USGS, water quality
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Corps partners with Clemson University to monitor marshes for harbor deepening
Editors Note: This is the third in a series of articles to explain environmental monitoring efforts associated with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). This series will focus on the various monitoring activities that must take place before construction begins. … Continue reading →
Posted in Navigation, Savannah Harbor, Studies
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Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Clemson University, data, estuary, Monitoring, research, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, studies, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, Wetlands
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Update on New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam
We recently asked readers what topics they would like to read about on Balancing the Basin, and someone asked us for an update on the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam. Here’s the comment we received: “I would like to … Continue reading →
Posted in Navigation, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Water Management
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Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Atlantic sturgon, Augusta Shoals, downstrem, fish bypass, fish passage, harbor deepening, lock and dam, mitigation, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, shortnose sturgeon, sturgeon, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE
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