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Engineers assess New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam with an eye for proposed fish passage

Posted on November 18, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – As contractors continue to move forward on four of SHEP’s environmental mitigation projects, a small team made headway on another front — the proposed fish passage – near Augusta this week.

Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Navigation, Recreation, Savannah Harbor, SHEP, Studies | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, Augusta Shoals, caretaker, inspection, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, study, US Army Corps of Engineers | Comments Off

Update on New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam

Posted on July 30, 2014 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

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 | 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 | 5 Comments

The facts about the proposed fish passage at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam

Posted on May 15, 2013 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist We received questions from upper basin stakeholders about the planned fish passage at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). We’ve also heard there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Navigation, Studies | Tagged Atlantic sturgeon, Augusta Canal, Augusta Shoals, fish bypass, fish passage, mitigation, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, shortnose sturgeon, Stevens Creek Dam, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE | 4 Comments

Low Flows from Thurmond Dam: A Downstream Perspective

Posted on March 20, 2013 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Editor’s note: This post is guest authored by Dr. Will Duncan, Aquatic Ecologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Will works on in-stream flow and habitat issues in the southeastern United States. In this post, he provides perspective on … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Guest Author | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta Shoals, downstream flows, environmental concerns, fish and wildlife, fish habitat, redfin pickerel, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, shoals spider lily, Thurmond Dam, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS | 12 Comments

Tag Archives: Augusta Shoals

Engineers assess New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam with an eye for proposed fish passage

Update on New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam

The facts about the proposed fish passage at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam

Low Flows from Thurmond Dam: A Downstream Perspective

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