The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites the public to three online information sessions to learn about Willamette Valley dams and reservoirs operating under court-ordered interim injunction measures./

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.

A family kayaks on Dexter Reservoir in Lowell, Oregon, May 5, 2021. All family members wore life jackets to help ensure a safe time on the water.

Nick Hansen, 22, of Etna, California, riding a jetski at Fall Creek Reservoir on May 31, 2014.

From left to right: Park Ranger Sara Emrick, Natural Resources Manager David LaDouceur, and Park Ranger Amber Tilton (now public affairs spokesperson for the Corps) pose for a group photo at a past eagle watch event. Since 2010 park rangers at The Dalles Lock & Dam have hosted an annual Eagle Watch from The Dalles Dam Visitor Center.

The crew of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dredge vessel, the Yaquina, stands together as the vessel is in dry dock in September 2023. Members of the Yaquina crew rescued a woman from the river after she'd fallen into the currents several miles upriver.