Corps of Engineers changes schedule, access to four Oregon recreation areas.
The Dalles Dam Visitor Center is operating on a reduced schedule. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend: Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only
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Corps opens public comment period for ending hydropower production, deeper Detroit reservoir drawdowns`
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is accepting public comments May 16 through June 6 as part of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
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Corps begins expanded navigation lock times for recreational boaters
Beginning today, recreational boaters navigating the three lower Columbia River dams—Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day— will have expanded access to pass through the navigation locks.
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Corps to discuss Willamette Valley reservoir refill, future operations during public info sessions
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.
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Corps of Engineers delays opening Plymouth, LePage campgrounds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District will delay the opening of Plymouth and LePage campgrounds.
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Corps of Engineers aids community in flood fight
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.
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Detroit Dam deep drawdown delayed until 2026 so Army Corps of Engineers can get public input
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) will not perform a deep drawdown at Detroit Reservoir in the fall of 2025.
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Corps of Engineers changes schedule, access to four Oregon recreation areas
5/20/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, announced schedule and access changes at several recreation areas in Oregon for the upcoming season...
Corps opens public comment period for ending hydropower production, deeper Detroit reservoir drawdowns
5/16/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is accepting public comments May 16 through June 6 as part of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)...
Corps begins expanded navigation lock times for recreational boaters
5/15/2025
Beginning today, recreational boaters navigating the three lower Columbia River dams—Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day— will have expanded access to pass through the navigation locks...

Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE – RECORD OF DECISION FOR INTERIM OPERATIONS: WILLAMETTE VALLEY SYSTEM OF DAMS
5/16/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is providing notice that the Record of Decision (ROD) under the National Environmental Policy Act for the Willamette Valley System...
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...

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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.

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