Portland District News

Gold Beach gets a rockin' repair at the Rogue

Pentagon News — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:16:00 GMT

After months of pre-construction planning, last week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, began a critical $3,021,620 repair of the Rogue River South Jetty. The project, awarded to contractor Suulutaqq Inc., will ensure the long-term reliability of the vital navigation channel at Gold Beach.

USACE completes South Jetty repairs, concludes decade-long Mouth of Columbia River project

Portland District — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, has completed major rehabilitation to the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, marking the end of a decade-plus effort to restore the three jetties that protect one of the nation’s busiest trade corridors.

Climbers inspect Bonneville Lock's miter gate

Tom Conning, Public Affairs Office — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:37:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains and assesses the locks along the Columbia and Snake rivers on an annual basis to keep an estimated $23 billion dollars’ worth of commerce flowing.

Big Bertha heads to Benson Beach, battles erosion

Kerry Solan — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:00:08 GMT

Off the coast of Oregon, Big Bertha moves in the water, inching toward land. Bertha, as her government creators to refer to it, is the result of three years of inter-agency planning. Her architects; some of whom work for the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; conscripted half of Portland District’s dredge fleet to scrape the river bottom and collect what was to become Bertha: a migrating mound of sand.