Tag Archives: USACE

Corps to study Augusta’s ‘training wall’

Posted on July 10, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – An underwater wall installed in the Savannah River in Augusta, Georgia, more than a century ago will be the subject of a just-funded study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. The so-called “training wall” … Continue reading →

Posted in Navigation, Studies | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, Training wall, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE | Leave a comment

Holding strong — all summer long?

Posted on July 5, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

The Savannah River Basin roared into summer last month. Hartwell and Thurmond each collected 6.8 inches of rain in June – a full 2 and 3 inches above their averages, respectively. Russell pulled in a solid 5 inches compared to … Continue reading →

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

Summer heat hits striped bass hard

Posted on June 27, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

No one argues that summer heat in the South climbs well above the comfort level – for humans and animals.

Posted in Dissolved oxygen, Fish and Wildlife, Hydropower, Recreation | Tagged Anthony Rabern, Army Corps of Engineers, blueback herring, DNR, fish kill, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, James Sykes, Jess Fleming, Lake Thurmond, recreation, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, striped bass, Tony Anderson, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management | Leave a comment

June showers make up for May’s wilted flowers

Posted on June 16, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

You know that feeling when you take a sip of ice cold water and you can feel it go all the way down your esophagus? That was last week after the unbearably dry month of May. It was so dry … Continue reading →

Posted in Rainfall Update | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood storage, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, projection, rainfall, rainfall update, recreation, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE | Leave a comment

Dredging pilot project could be a game-changer for Georgia coast

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

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Conventional wisdom warns against building on shaky ground, but the future of Georgia’s coastline could very well rest on 5 acres of “pluff mud.” (Watch a video about the pilot project here.)

Posted in Jekyll Creek | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Burt Moore, Deep Hole, Jekyll Creek, Jonathan Broadie, Savannah District, Thin Layer Placement, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE | Leave a comment

Thurmond: Set a course for full pool

Posted on June 11, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

After what feels like a decade in the making, contractors finished repairing the 23 seals on Thurmond’s gates last week. (Full exhale).

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Gate maintenance, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, lake levels, seals, Thurmond, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE | Leave a comment

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

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 →

Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam, SHEP | Tagged 3rd CAB, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Alt 2-6, Army Corps of Engineers, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Augusta, Augusta Lock and Dam, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, The Hon. R.D. James, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE | Leave a comment

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