https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil Portland District News RSS Feed en-us Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:15:00 GMT Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:37:56 GMT https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/1311004/fall-creek-dam-fish-fancy-future-facility/ PORTLAND, Ore. — Construction crews are rebuilding Fall Creek Dam’s Adult Fish Collection Facility southeast of Eugene, Oregon. When complete, the facility will support Portland District’s efforts to meet requirements of the 2008 Willamette Project biological opinions, issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Sep/14/2001809519/115/75/0/170804-A-EZ675-0003.JPG' alt='Construction crews prepare for the next concrete pour on the fish ladder for a new fish facility at Fall Creek Dam and Reservoir. Construction QAs Duncan Newberry and Nick Myron (Engineering and Construction) speak with OPM Erik Petersen.' /> <br /> Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:15:00 GMT Tom Conning, Public Affairs Office https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/1311004/fall-creek-dam-fish-fancy-future-facility/ Willamette Fall Creek https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492576/willamette-valley-reservoirs-ideal-for-sporting-events/ The Corps hosts numerous sporting events each year on its reservoirs in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Aug/22/2000754768/115/75/0/120804-O-CE999-003.JPG' alt='Hundreds of spectators attend the “Tri at the Grove” to cheer on their friends and family members.' /> <br /> Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:10:00 GMT Christie Johnson https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492576/willamette-valley-reservoirs-ideal-for-sporting-events/ Willamette Cottage Grove Dexter Fall Creek Fern Ridge Foster recreation https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492584/corps-sends-fall-creek-reservoir-to-the-bottom-to-make-fish-passage-the-tops/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has usually held Fall Creek Reservoir at a minimum elevation of 728 feet above sea level for flood damage reduction during the rainy winter season. Unfortunately, juvenile fish prefer to swim near the surface, and at that elevation they have a hard time finding a route through the dam due to the depth they must dive.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2012/Dec/11/2000754884/115/75/0/111126-A-JM613-002.JPG' alt='Fall Creek -- minus the Reservoir -- drawn down to 680 feet above sea level in November 2011. Those are 1970s-era fish horns in the foreground.' /> <br /> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:28:00 GMT Doug Garletts https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492584/corps-sends-fall-creek-reservoir-to-the-bottom-to-make-fish-passage-the-tops/ Fall Creek fish