The Oregonian recognized the Corps' efforts to save the downtown Portland area from the flooding.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites the public to participate, virtual or in-person, to help update the nearly 40-year old Fern Ridge Master Plan during two upcoming public meeting about the Willamette Valley lake.of birds.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding public meetings and asking for input on a plan for land use around the Willamette Valley’s Fall Creek, Dexter, Lookout Point, and Hills Creek lakes.
The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is taking action to clean up contaminated areas at Bradford Island, part of Bonneville Dam, including a former pistol range and landfill.
Public comment period opens for Cascade Renewable Transmission Project Environmental Impact Statement. The proposed project route would run from The Dalles to Portland.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District is extending the public comment period by 15 days and adding an in-person information session in Stayton, Ore., for a draft study that considers changes to how the agency operates its Willamette Valley dams.
A contractor places stones on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, as part of the rehabilitation work the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers undertook. The work, carried out by contractor J.E. McAmis, included rebuilding three miles of the jetty’s trunk and head with more than 462,000 tons of stone, some weighing up to 40 tons each. South Jetty’s rehabilitation was part of a decade-long effort to restore the three jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River that protect one of the nation’s busiest trade corridors. (Photo provided by J.E. McAmis)
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 of Engineers vs. Pineapple Express: Looking back on the 1996 Oregon Floods
2/4/2026
In early February 1996, a jet stream steered a warm pineapple express into a snow-covered Pacific Northwest...
USACE developing long-term plans for Fern Ridge Lake, requests public input
1/16/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites the public to participate, virtual or in-person, to help update the nearly 40-year old Fern Ridge Master Plan during two upcoming public meeting about...
USACE awards $35.9M contract for Mount St. Helens sediment dam improvement
1/15/2026
In an effort to manage flood risk for downstream communities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will raise the dam that captures some of the sediment that continues to flow from Mount St. Helen after...

Public Notices

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT - Columbia River Turning Basin Improvements
1/23/2026
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Columbia River Turning Basin Improvements Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment Ports of Kalama and Longview, Washington...
Emergency Permit for Port of Camas-Washougal Fishing Dock Emergency Pile Replacement
1/15/2026
Kinsey Friesen is the Regulatory point-of-contact for this Public Notice for emergency special processing procedures for the Port of Camas-Washougal fishing dock emergency pile replacement...
Reissuance of 2026 Nationwide Permits
1/9/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has published a final action announcing the reissuance of 56 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions...

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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.