Tag Archives: South Carolina

Accounting for the basin’s smallest stakeholders

Posted on April 23, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

For much of the year, we concentrate on stakeholders living on or around our three reservoirs along the Savannah River Basin. However, for a short period each spring, our focus shifts to the residents in those reservoirs.

Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Recreation | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, fish spawning, flood control, flood storage, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, rainfall, Russell Lake, Savannah River Basin, South Carolina, spawning, spawning season, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE | Leave a comment

Fish passage weir with floodplain bench to replace lock and dam

Posted on November 14, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Today we announced at a public meeting in North Augusta, South Carolina, the District’s recommended plan for replacing the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam with a fixed weir that can pass fish. Out of seven possible alternative plans that … Continue reading →

Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam | Tagged Augusta, fish passage, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, recreation, Savannah River, SHEP, South Carolina, studies, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE | Leave a comment

On watermelons and water levels

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

Summer in the Southeast means many things. Heat and humidity come to mind first, of course, but so do things like lazy Sunday afternoons, fishing trips, water skiing, firefly chasing and eating watermelon under a shade tree. In the upper … Continue reading →

Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, commander, comprehensive study, drought, rainfall, Savannah District, Savannah River, South Carolina, studies, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, water management | Comments Off

Commander: Persistent, below normal rainfall expected to impact lake levels

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

Since I took command of the Savannah District in June 2015 we’ve been fortunate to have adequate, and sometimes abundant, rainfall and inflows to maintain full reservoir levels. Beginning in January we observed below-average rainfall throughout the basin, yet were … Continue reading →

Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, drought, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, South Carolina, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water quality | Comments Off

Listening to the pulse of the Savannah River

Posted on June 30, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

A soft breeze rustled the marsh grasses as James “Jim” Rothnie carefully placed a fresh canvas on his easel. Morning light sparkled on the waters of the ACE Basin nearby. Quietly, he crept closer to the dozen lounging birds, their … Continue reading →

Posted in Drought Response, Fish and Wildlife, Flood Risk Management, Guest Author, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, drought, flood control, hydropower, lake levels, projection, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, South Carolina, study, The Nature Conservancy, water management, water quality | Comments Off

Savannah River islands attract a different type of tourist

Posted on July 29, 2015 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Threatened by development and predators from every side, local birds here are finding safe, pristine habitats in an unlikely place: at the bottom of the Savannah River. As part of environmental mitigation for the Savannah Harbor Navigation … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Savannah Harbor, Studies | Tagged bird habitat, birds, DCMA, dredged material containment area, environmental, Georgia, islands, Jones-Oysterbed Island, lest tern, Monitoring, Port Wentworth, Savannah District, Savannah River, South Carolina, threatened species, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, Wilson's plovers | Comments Off

Hartwell, Thurmond Lake Offices accept Christmas trees for recycling

Posted on December 24, 2014 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell and Thurmond Lake Project Offices will accept natural Christmas trees for recycling Dec. 26 through Feb. 15, 2015 at Hartwell and Dec. 20 through Jan. 8, 2015 at Thurmond.

Posted in Recreation, Water Management | Tagged boat ramps, Christmas tree, Coneross, fish habitats, garland, Georgia, Lake Hartwell, Lake Thurmond, lights, Mount Lebanon Elementary School, ornaments, recreation, recycling, Savannah District, South Carolina, tinsel, tree trimmings, Twin Lakes, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE | Comments Off

SHEP and the Savannah River – a Wrap-up

Posted on December 17, 2014 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

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 | 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 | 1 Comment

Commander: An open letter on Savannah River Basin drought management

Posted on October 31, 2014 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Editor’s Note: Since entering drought level 1 some stakeholders in the upper basin have written urging Savannah District leaders should take immediate and dramatic actions to preserve reservoir levels. Col. Thomas Tickner, the District Commander addresses these emails in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Water Management | Tagged Col Thomas Tickner, commander, drought level 1, drought response, Georgia, Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell, Lake Thurmond, Nature Conservancy, reservoirs, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, South Carolina, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management, water manual | 48 Comments

Why is there so much fluctuation between the Thurmond & Stevens Creek dams?

Posted on August 27, 2014 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Earlier this summer we asked readers what topics they want to read about on Balancing the Basin. Here’s one of many questions we received: “Why there is so much fluctuation of river levels between Thurmond dam and Stevens Creek dam?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Water Management | Tagged electricity, Electricity and Gas, generation, hydropower, peak power, power demand, river levels, Savannah District, Savannah River, SCEG, South Carolina, Stevens Creek Dam, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management | 5 Comments