Corps of Engineers delays opening Plymouth, LePage campgrounds
Overlooking the campground area at LePage Park.
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Corps of Engineers aids community in flood fight
A crew works to fill sandbags in Burns, Oregon using a machine provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on April 1, 2025. USACE was able to provide Burns both sandbags and technical assistance as part of the flood fight.
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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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Enter Sand Plan: USACE and sponsor ports invite public comments on draft Dredged Material Management Plan
Dredged material is graded following shoreline placement on Pillar Rock Island in the lower Columbia. Shoreline placement assists in habitat creation and allows the Corps to keep clean sand in the Lower Columbia River system but outside of the Federal Navigation Channel.
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Army Corps of Engineers Halts Green Peter Drawdown Ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, halted the court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir, November 22, after receiving requests from three cities downstream on the South Santiam River.
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Just in time for National Cat Day: USACE unleashes nearly intolerable pet cuteness upon the world - again
For the third year, the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has published its famed cat and dog calendars.
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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...
Corps of Engineers aids community in flood fight
4/9/2025
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...
Detroit Dam deep drawdown delayed until 2026 so Army Corps of Engineers can get public input
4/3/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) will not perform a deep drawdown at Detroit Reservoir in the fall of 2025...

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.

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