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Tag Archives: USACE
SHEP solidifies Savannah’s status with super-sized ships
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Last week, the Georgia Ports Authority welcomed a big-time VIS (very important ship), which not only made waves in Savannah, but all along the East Coast. The CMA CGM Brazil, which is the largest ship to call … Continue reading
Posted in Savannah Harbor, SHEP
Tagged Col. Daniel Hibner, GPA, Griff Lynch, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, SHEP, USACE
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Sally brings rain: Here’s how our reservoirs will manage
After making landfall in the Gulf Coast early this morning, Hurricane Sally is expected to downgrade to a depression and move eastward soaking a wide path through Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. All three of our reservoirs – Hartwell, Russell … Continue reading
Mother Nature gets serious
As students around the Southeast have gone back to school virtually, Mother Nature showed up in person in a big way at Savannah River Basin High. Not content with last month’s ‘B’ in summer school, she delivered nearly twice her … Continue reading
Hartwell Lake closes Singing Pines boat ramp
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Corps of Engineers officials at Hartwell Lake have closed all access at Singing Pines Recreation Area, including the roadway leading to the boat ramp parking area, in response to repeated trespassing of the adjacent closed day-use area … Continue reading
Phased reopening begins at Thurmond and Hartwell
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Phased reopening of Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds and additional boat ramps at reservoirs along the Savannah River will take place May 15 and May 18. The gradual reopening will vary based on the ability to ensure … Continue reading
Luck is a matter of perspective
I’m not a betting man, but if I lived in the upper Savannah River Basin, I’d think Mother Nature was trying to tell me something.
Dissolved oxygen injection system a ‘remarkable success’
Last week we completed the report on tests for the Hutchinson Island dissolved oxygen injection system, an environmental mitigation feature of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).
Posted in Dissolved oxygen, Savannah Harbor, SHEP
Tagged Beth Williams, Col. Daniel Hibner, data, dissolved oxygen, dissolved oxygen injection system, Hutchinson Island, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, studies, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water quality
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Aquatic plants give shelter to young fish
Finding a quiet and safe place for a nursery tops the priorities for new parents, be they humans or fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state partners help fish in Savannah River reservoirs find those safe places for … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Recreation, Studies
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, recreation, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management
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The tale of hydrilla and the golden grass-eating carp
Once upon a time there was a terrible invasive weed-queen named Hydrilla who grew so fast she pushed out every other aquatic plant at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. With the help of her toxic underling, blue-green algae, the pair wreaked … Continue reading
Posted in Recreation, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, avian vacuolar myelinopathy, AVM, hydrilla, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Thurmond, recreation, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management
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