Category Archives: Videos

New arrivals push DO system closer to completion

Posted on December 20, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareWorkers delivered four Speece cones to the downriver Dissolved Oxygen Injection System site, Dec. 14, 2016. The Speece cones, which are 22 feet tall, 12 feet in diameter at the base, and weigh more than 11 tons, force oxygen into … Continue reading →

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Route to the Drought

Posted on December 13, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareA look back at 2016 provides insight into how the Savannah River Basin reached Drought Level 2 and the conditions we’ll need for a full recovery.

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Drought continues to dominate Southeast

Posted on October 26, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareThe rain gauges throughout much of the Southeast have been parched … or in some cases flooded, depending on which side of the region you focus on. This month’s Water Resources Outlook by NOAA’s Southeast River Forecast Center focuses primarily … Continue reading →

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SHEP’s water impoundment nearly 30% complete

Posted on September 13, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareNow almost 30 percent complete, the raw-water storage impoundment dike walls are currently four feet above ground level. With a circumference of two-thirds of a mile, they will be 29 feet high, encircle 17 acres and hold 97 million gallons … Continue reading →

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J. Strom Thurmond Dam, then and now

Posted on August 24, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareEight years in the making, the J. Strom Thurmond Dam was a monumental task for engineers and construction workers in the 1940s and ‘50s. Archival footage in this video shows the steps they took to layer power plant fixtures as … Continue reading →

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Dams demand best of operator trainees

Posted on August 3, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Share(Above: Les Rice guides visitors through a quick tour of the J. Strom Thurmond Dam.) AUGUSTA, Ga. – J. Strom Thurmond Dam currently operates at 98 percent proficiency but its operators are expected to perform above this percentage. Operator Trainee … Continue reading →

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Educators turn lessons learned into lesson plans

Posted on June 15, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareSAVANNAH, Ga. – The school year continued for 15 educators who returned to the classroom to unearth ways to bring curriculum to life during the CSS Georgia Teacher’s Institute held May 31-June 3 at Georgia Tech Savannah.

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Laying the pre-foundation

Posted on May 9, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareSAVANNAH, Ga. — Construction continued on the dissolved oxygen injection system at two sites along the Savannah River last week. This time-lapse video shows workers installing a cofferdam as part of what will become the foundation for a series of … Continue reading →

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Georgia’s smallest lighthouse sees big improvements

Posted on April 29, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareTYBEE ISLAND, Ga. – After weathering hurricanes, dodging Civil War cannon volleys and enduring the incessant erosion wrought by tides and rising seas over the past 160 years, the Cockspur Island Lighthouse is getting a much-needed makeover.

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It’s hopper season

Posted on February 1, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

ShareOuter harbor dredging for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) kicked into second gear when hopper dredging operations began in late December. (The above video, courtesy of Jan de Nul Group, shows how hopper dredges work.) Hopper dredges are more mobile … Continue reading →

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