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Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Aerial photographs - Arizona - Roosevelt Dam

Arizona - Roosevelt Dam Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of electric power plant, ... More

White Clay Dam (Stilling Pool) - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Still River Dam in Danbury, Connecticut, during the Flood of 1955

Original caption: Danbury-130; 10/18/55; Still River. 2nd Still River Dam Historical Photographs of Flood Events

Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway - Grand Coulee Dam

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: An aerial view shows the entire Grand Coulee Dam, both the concrete structure and the water behind. Its enormity is more than a picture ... More

Powerhouse tours planned at Cordell Hull Dam

Cordell Hull Dam is offering free public tours of the powerhouse 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11, and 9 a.m. July 16. Guiding guests through the facilities, Corps of Engineers personnel and volunteers will provide inf... More

Flooding - Gilboa, N. Y. , Nov. 8, 2011 -- Repair crews work on the Gi...

The original database describes this as: Title: Gilboa Dam Repair Production Date: 11/08/2011 Caption: Gilboa, N. Y. , Nov. 8, 2011 -- Repair crews work on the Gilboa Dam, after flooding during Hurricane Ire... More

A 12-barge tow enters Pickwick Lock in Counce, Tenn.,

A 12-barge tow enters Pickwick Lock in Counce, Tenn., Oct. 24, 2013, during a 75th Anniversary event attended by guests from Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Pickwick is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authorit... More

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock – last hurdle in $3 million upgrade: A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuve... More

Construction crews excavate next to the saddle dam

Construction crews excavate next to the saddle dam at Center Hill Lake Dec. 5, 2017 to prepare for the construction of a roller compacted concrete berm. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

[Assignment: 48-DPA-1-11-08_SOI_K_Folsom_BOR] Visit of Secretary Dirk ...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Folsom Dam Overlook [and surrounding area], Folsom, California, [for tours, meetings with] Bureau of Reclamation, [U.S. Army... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-1-11-08_SOI_K_Folsom_Event] Groundbreaking ceremon...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Groundbreaking ceremony, at the Folsom Dam Overlook, Folsom, Californnia, [launching construction of the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project, with] Secretary Dirk Kempth... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-21-08_SOI_K_Yuma] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempt...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the [Arizona-California border area,] where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona [Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plan... More

Photograph of Wilson Dam Construction

Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Wilson Dam Construction

Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reservoirs - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Spillway at Pounds Hollow Dam

Original caption: Spillway, Pounds Hollow Dam. Rosiclare RD. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drabmdikhlan Dam located just outside the southern flank of the Kurdis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Web Environmental Photos: Scenes from around the United States - Close...

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Addicks Damm GALVESTON, TEXAS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will begin to remove woody vegetation from within 50 feet of the inside and outside toes of both of the Addicks and Barker dams, located near the intersection... More

Flooding - Pickstown, S. D. , July 7, 2011 -- This photo shows the mig...

The original database describes this as: Title: Dam Output Increased Production Date: 07/07/2011 Caption: Pickstown, S. D. , July 7, 2011 -- This photo shows the mighty turbulence caused by water releases at... More

The Missouri River mainstem reservoir system enters season well-prepar...

All gates open at Gavins Point Dam, releasing 150,000 cubic feet per second, Aug. 6, 2011.

Water flows from the Tabqah Dam toward Raqqah during

Water flows from the Tabqah Dam toward Raqqah during an assessment conducted by engineers from Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve with Syrian Democratic Forces May 17, 2017, to ass... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announces the award of a more than $12.9-million contract for the installation of two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery Locks and Dam... More

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7.

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of the Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn. The

Photo of the Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is heading construction to the ing foundation rehabilitation project.

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), Tennessee District

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), Tennessee District 3, walks through the grit, grime and pools of water inside the dewatered Chickamauga Lock Aug. 3, 2016 during a visit to see firsthand the condition of t... More

Two rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Two rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, unveil a sign bearing the new name of the former Success Dam during a renaming ceremony in Porterville, California, Oct. 1, 2019. The dam’... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-1-11-08_SOI_K_Folsom_Event] Groundbreaking ceremon...

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Photograph of the Boulder Dam from Across the Colorado River

Original Caption: Boulder Dam, 1941. Ansel Adams Photographs of National Parks and Monuments

[Dams] - [Castelnau], Marshall plan, post-war reconstruction of Europe

[Dams] - [Castelnau] - [FRA-2041] Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President Gerald R. Ford and Canadian Minister of Energy, Mines, and R...

Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pioneer Historic Byway - Hells Canyon Dam

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This dam for Hells Canyon Reservoir regulates the water. Mountains form one side of the river and the white power plant stands beside th... More

Events at Hoover Dam in Nevada, marking the 100th anniversary of the B...

Photographs Documenting the Secretary's Activities, and Agency Officials, Events, Programs, and Managed Sites

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Travis, TX, July 10, 200...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

This is the downstream side of Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown,

This is the downstream side of Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky. taken Oct. 26, 2010.

Flooding - Garrison, N. D. , July 12, 2011 --The Garrison dam spillway...

The original database describes this as: Title: Garrison Dam spillway is opened to relieve pressure Production Date: 07/12/2011 Caption: Garrison, N. D. , July 12, 2011 --The Garrison dam spillway is opened ... More

Flooding - Garrison Dam, N. D. , July 21, 2011 -- Garrison Dam North D...

The original database describes this as: Title: Garrison Dam North Dakota Production Date: 07/21/2011 Caption: Garrison Dam, N. D. , July 21, 2011 -- Garrison Dam North Dakota. Photo by: David Valdez/FEMA ... More

Construction workers with AECOM work in the coffer

Construction workers with AECOM work in the coffer dam to prepare the foundation April 25, 2019 for concrete placement as part of the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Lock Chamber Contract, which is managed... More

For the first time since February 6, 2019, the water

For the first time since February 6, 2019, the water level Tuttle Creek Lake is approaching conservation – or normal – pool. This has been the longest water storage event ever at the lake lasting about 275 days... More

This is Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 8, 2012.

This is Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 8, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville district is installing a concrete barrier wall to stop seepage at the dam. The corps, in partnership with the c... More

Following an emergency outage in 2014 to repair a failing

Following an emergency outage in 2014 to repair a failing gudgeon arm, additional work was required during the FY17 outage to complete replacement of the aging components of the gate. This project involved repl... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has increased the

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has increased the output of the Gavins Point Dam spillway to 150,000 CFS, June 14, 2011. The flow was increased to help regulate the Missouri River due to record snow and rain f... More

Aerial photo of the Lake Murray Dam taken from inside

Aerial photo of the Lake Murray Dam taken from inside a Civil Air Patrol aircraft in Columbia, S.C., after flooding rains caused by Hurricane Joaquin Oct. 7, 2015. The SCNG has been activated to support state a... More

LEWISVILLE, Texas (Dec. 9, 2020) - Stacy Gray, U.S.

LEWISVILLE, Texas (Dec. 9, 2020) - Stacy Gray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District Dam Safety Program Manager, discusses Lewisville Dam Safety Modification goals and progress with members of the T... More

Warren Area High School Graduation at Kinzua Dam On

Warren Area High School Graduation at Kinzua Dam On June 5, Warren Area High School's class of 2020 had the best dam graduation ever when they graduated with a view from the top of Kinzua Dam. Congratulations t... More

Photograph of Wilson Dam Construction

Original caption: Powerhouse Section Showing Stop Log in Place of Mail Units. Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs

Photograph of Wilson Dam Construction

Original caption: Discharge Through Grillage Water at EL 422.5. Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs

Photograph of Wilson Dam Construction

Original caption: First Arch Centers for Powerhouse Set in Unit 2. Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs

[Kembs - Rhine Valley Dam], Marshall plan, post-war reconstruction of ...

[Kembs - Rhine Valley Dam] - [FRA-2881 through FRA-2889] Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain pho... More

[Bort-les-Orgues Dam], Marshall plan, post-war reconstruction of Europ...

[Bort-les-Orgues Dam] - [FRA-2478 through FRA-2518] Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photogra... More

Photograph of Kinzua Dam - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photog...

Original caption: Kinzua Dam from below dam. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public d... More

Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway - Cross Lake Dam

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The white arches of the Cross Lake Dam stretch across the horizon. The US Army Corps of Engineers maintains this area, popular for both ... More

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Travis, TX, July 10, 200...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hills Creek Dam - A large body of water surrounded by mountains

Hills Creek Dam is one of 14 flood risk management dams managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.

The Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers conducted

The Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers conducted an extended navigation lock maintenance outage, Dec. 12, 2016, through March 20, 2017. Little Goose dam’s navigation lock could not be returned to service b... More

Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant on the Cumberland River

Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Ky., generates power Jan. 18, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the project on the Cumberland Rive... More

The Joint Michigan EGLE & USACE Dam Assessment Team

The Joint Michigan EGLE & USACE Dam Assessment Team evaluates the Tittabawassee River spillway at the Edenville Dam after torrential rains caused its failure May 19, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pr... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-1-11-08_SOI_K_Folsom_Event] Groundbreaking ceremon...

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Reservoirs - Idaho, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Photograph of Wilson Dam Construction

Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[France Builds World's Highest Single Vault Dam - Tignes on the Isere]

[France Builds World's Highest Single Vault Dam - Tignes on the Isere] - [FRA-3182 through FRA-3184]

[Donzere-Mondragon Project] - [Special Villages Built to House Workers...

[Donzere-Mondragon Project] - [Special Villages Built to House Workers on the Big Hydroelectric Project] - [FRA-339 through FRA-344]

Web Environmental Photos: Scenes from around the United States - Hoove...

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bridge over Eufaula Dam to close for road repair

Twenty million dollar bridge replacement project to commence March 20 at Eufaula Dam.

Events at Hoover Dam in Nevada, marking the 100th anniversary of the B...

Photographs Documenting the Secretary's Activities, and Agency Officials, Events, Programs, and Managed Sites

The normally tranquil waters of the Lake Darling Dam

The normally tranquil waters of the Lake Darling Dam are turned into a turbulent storm under the pressure of 24,000 cubic feet per second, June 25. With the water levels expected to rise another foot before thi... More

MOSUL, Iraq- A view of the bottom outlets of the Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq- A view of the bottom outlets of the Mosul Dam and the Plunge Pool where the ROV operations took place in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. James MacGibbon)

Waters from Tropical Storm Lee are seen here in the

Waters from Tropical Storm Lee are seen here in the normally dry reservoir behind Indian Rock Dam September 8, 2011. To the left is the dam’s concrete overflow spillway. The water in the reservoir peaked at 44.... More

Photographed is an intake gate at the Summersville

Photographed is an intake gate at the Summersville Dam. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee River at Lenoir City, Tenn., Oct. 20. The lock is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Dams - All States, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Western Heritage Historic Byway - Swan Falls Dam

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Swan Falls Dam was built in 1901 as the first hydroelectric dam on the Snake River. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Pl... More

Aerial photographs - Missouri - Bagnell Dam

Missouri - Bagnell Dam Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Wilson Dam Construction

Wilson Dam Construction Progress Photographs Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[France Builds World's Highest Single Vault Dam - Tignes on the Isere]

[France Builds World's Highest Single Vault Dam - Tignes on the Isere] - [FRA-3182 through FRA-3184]

Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway - Kenney Reservoir

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Kenney Reservoir provides electricity and recreational opportunities. Location: Rangely, Colorado (40.107° N 108.712° W) Status: P... More

Completion of the Addicks and Barker (Buffalo Bayou,

Completion of the Addicks and Barker (Buffalo Bayou, Texas) Dam Safety Modification Study was a milestone for FY 2014.

Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- Vi...

The original database describes this as: Title: Damage caused by dam failure in Iowa Production Date: 07/27/2010 Caption: Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- View from below Lake Delhi Dam breach shows th... More

The U.S. Corps of Engineers increased the output of

The U.S. Corps of Engineers increased the output of the Gavins Point Dam spillway to 150,000 cubic feet per second, June 14, 2011. The flow was increased to help regulate the Missouri River due to record snow a... More

Flooding - Garrison Dam, N. D. , July 17, 2011 -- Water being release ...

The original database describes this as: Title: Garrison Dam in North Dakota Production Date: 07/17/2011 Caption: Garrison Dam, N. D. , July 17, 2011 -- Water being release through the Garrison Dam in North ... More

Wolf Creek Dam increasing releases to historic levels

Wolf Creek Dam spills on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 22, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the project. (USACE photo by Misty Cravens)

For the first time since February 6, 2019, the water

Spillway Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag testing

Spillway Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag testing occurring at Lower Granite Dam.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Center Hill Recreation Area, located adjacent to Center Hill Dam, is once again open for public use beginning Friday, May 8, 2020. Center Hill... More

STEM students tour the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s

STEM students tour the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., during the Saturday Scholars program Feb. 25, 2012. Students rotated to six different stations during their tour a... More

Members of the public make their way in and out of

Members of the public make their way in and out of Whitney Point Dam’s gatehouse during a rare opportunity to see the inside of the gatehouse as part of the celebration of Whitney Point Dam’s 75th anniversary S... More

Water rushes through the spillway of the Mosul Dam

Water rushes through the spillway of the Mosul Dam in Mosul, Iraq, June 15, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remained on the Mosul Dam project site to serve as technical engineers to provide architectural... More

Foster J. Sayers Dam in Centre County, Pennsylvania,

Foster J. Sayers Dam in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Fincham) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is working with contractors to address the dama... More