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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ reservoirs ready for spring

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In anticipation of spring snowmelt and rainfall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is ensuring its three Iowa reservoirs are ready for increased inflows to assist in reducing the risk of downstream flooding.

  • Melting ice makes Corps lakes unsafe

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – With late winter temperatures beginning to rise and fall, ice-covered areas on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ lakes are unsafe for winter activities. Thin, rotten ice and ice unsupported by lake waters can give way at any time. Venturing onto ice surfaces at Coralville Lake, Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock is extremely hazardous and is not recommended.

  • Army Corps updates Des Moines River flow data

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The results of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ nine-month study to enhance understanding of flooding on the Des Moines River at and below the Corps’ Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock reservoirs show that flood flow frequencies on the Des Moines River have increased.

  • Corps Seeks Agricultural Lease Applications at Lake Red Rock Dam

    Rock Island, Illinois—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking applications for 16 leases for agricultural purposes in Marion County, Iowa, with a total of approximately 938 acres. The leases are for a five-year term. Applications will be evaluated based upon the highest annual rental proposed.

  • Lake Red Rock Drawdown Extended

    This fall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, reduced Lake Red Rock’s reservoir pool level to elevation 732 mean sea level from 742 msl in preparation for flood recovery work. This drawdown was made to expose Tainter gate cable attachment hardware, which is underwater at normal reservoir levels, to enable replacement of the lifting cables. The ten-foot drawdown was originally scheduled to be completed in mid-December. However, due to a contract modification for cable replacement, the drawdown has been extended to February 12, 2011.

  • Corps Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Assessment for Hickory Ridge

    Knoxville, Iowa – The Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has released the Environmental Assessment titled Lake Red Rock Master Plan Supplement for the Hickory Ridge Acquisition and Reclassification of Adjacent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Managed Land, Marion County, Iowa, for public review and comment. The public comment period will end December 22, 2010.

  • Corps of Engineers waives day-use fees at recreation areas on Veterans Day

    ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is waiving day-use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,400 Corps-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11.

  • Corps permits may be needed for flood damage repairs

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill., – As repairs to property damaged by 2010 flooding takes place, the first thing that comes to mind may be obtaining the proper building permits. There is one permit that is often overlooked, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit.

  • Regional Flood Risk Management Team meets in Moline, Illinois

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill., – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other federal, state and local agencies are conducting a meeting of the Regional Flood Risk Management Team (RFRMT) on October 15, at the Stoney Creek Inn, Moline, Ill. The meeting takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Blackhawk Conference Room.

  • Waubonsie Creek Restoration Project Creates Fish Passage

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, celebrate the beginning of construction with a ground breaking ceremony for the Waubonsie Creek Restoration Project, Oct. 1 at 10 a.m.