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Tag Archives: water management
Study to examine effects of ‘re-bending’ Savannah River
SAVANNAH, Ga. — In the late 1800s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and others cut through 46 bends in the Savannah River below Augusta to aid commercial navigation. Now the Corps wants to know how these “shortcuts” have impacted … Continue reading
Summer heat hits striped bass hard
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
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Weir simulation reaches targeted depth in Augusta
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah River level in the Augusta area reached target elevation today as part of the simulation planned to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, as well as the public, to observe the summer … Continue reading
Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam
Tagged Alternative 2-6d, Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, Augusta Lock & Dam, declaration, fish passage, NEPA, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, projection, rock weir, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, simulation, sturgeon, US Army Corps of Engineers, water management
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Fixed weir pool simulation delayed due to excessive precipitation
Due to conditions from heavy November and December rainfall we must delay the pool simulation of the recommended fixed crest weir at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam site, originally scheduled to begin Jan. 5. U.S. Army Corps of … Continue reading
Posted in New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam, SHEP, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, Augusta Lock and Dam, Georgia, Hartwell Dam, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, rainfall, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SHEP, Thurmond Dam, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management, water safety
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When does the federal government get involved in water resources issues?
By Steve Fischer Chief of Planning Branch It may strike some as an oddity that the U.S. Army is charged with riverine projects. National civil works is a primary mission of the Army’s Corps of Engineers, but there are qualifications.
Hartwell Dam will test gates next week
Bottom line up front: The water released during this routine gate test will amount to a decrease in lake level by one-tenth of one inch, which is equivalent to the thickness of 25 sheets of paper. SAVANNAH, Ga. – On … Continue reading
Posted in Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood storage, gate test, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management
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Stepping into spring
SAVANNAH, Ga. – For those watching the Savannah River Basin, last month’s precipitation was another step in the right direction. (Indeed, the data from the last few months seems to resemble a set of stairs, too.)
Posted in Rainfall Update
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, water management
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Out & about with the LHA
The Lake Hartwell Association invited us to attend their annual meeting Saturday, Oct. 14, and we had the privilege of delivering a presentation.
Why Irma rainfall had marginal effects on levels: inflows remain below average
Many basin stakeholders have expressed interest in why reservoir levels didn’t respond better to the Hurricane Irma rainfall received on Sept. 11 and 12.