With summer around the corner and outdoor enthusiasts gearing up for recreation season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, invites the public to learn what’s in store for Willamette Valley reservoirs this year.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District will delay the opening of Plymouth and LePage campgrounds.
A confluence of forces – early spring snowmelt, rogue rodent holes, and a compromised levee – brought forth a deluge that escalated into an intense, ongoing flood fight in March in the high desert town of Burns, Oregon.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) will not perform a deep drawdown at Detroit Reservoir in the fall of 2025.

News

Corps to discuss Willamette Valley reservoir refill, future operations during public info sessions
4/23/2025
With summer around the corner and outdoor enthusiasts gearing up for recreation season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, invites the public to learn what’s in store for Willamette...
Corps of Engineers releases Final EIS for Willamette Valley dams
4/17/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District has released the Willamette Valley System Operations and Maintenance Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)...
Corps of Engineers delays opening Plymouth, LePage campgrounds
4/11/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District will delay the opening of Plymouth and LePage campgrounds...

Public Notices

Bradford Island Restoration Advisory Board Meeting scheduled for April 08, 2025
3/25/2025
The next Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting for the Bradford Island National Priority List (NPL) Site is scheduled for April 08, 2025 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be virtual only...
Corps Posts the Willamette Valley Project National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Programmatic Agreement Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
2/11/2025
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District entered into a programmatic agreement with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Oregon State Historic Preservation...
Public Notice of proposed discharges of dredged and fill material for the Lower Columbia River Channel Maintenance Plan, Dredged Material Management Plan Oregon and Washington state
10/7/2024
Interested parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) proposes to discharge dredged and fill material during implementation of a Dredged Material...

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2025 cat/dog calendars are HERE!

The most coveted calendar in federal government history, the 2025 Cat Calendar produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. The cover features a Siamese cat perched atop of the Dalles Lock & Dam. Water is rigorously flowing out of the dam.         The most coveted calendar in federal government history, the 2025 Dog Calendar produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. The cover features an adorable little Corgi head looking over the hills at Applegate Dam and Reservoir. Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District are standing on the bank of the reservoir.