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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

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

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

[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

Oglala Dam Project - Bureau of Indian Affairs

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

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

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 -- The surge of the breach of the Lake Delhi Dam ... More

Photograph of Minnie Lake Dam - U.S. National Archives Public Domain p...

Original caption: Minnie Lake Dam - completed by White River CCC Camp in 1940. Historic Photographs

[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

River Road Scenic Byway - Tailwater View of Loud Dam

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The water path of the AuSable River leads effortlessly up to Loud Dam. Location: Loud Dam, AuSable River, Michigan Status: Public doma... More

Historic Columbia River Highway - Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Bonneville Dam can be seen from the Historic Columbia River Highway in Oregon. The dam provides the region with electrical power and... More

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

Flooding - Lake Sakakawea, N. D. , July 12, 2011 -- Garrison Dam on La...

The original database describes this as: Title: Garrison Dam at Lake Sakakawea Production Date: 07/12/2011 Caption: Lake Sakakawea, N. D. , July 12, 2011 -- Garrison Dam on Lake Sakakawea located on the Miss... More

A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream

A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuver completed in advance of anticipated high flows resulting from snowpack melt in the Miss... More

Jordon Johnson, operations, operates a jackhammer to

Jordon Johnson, operations, operates a jackhammer to remove damaged concrete on Lock and Dam 5A's lock chamber walls Jan. 15, 2015. Lock 5A was closed to navigation on Dec. 1, 2014, in order to complete the nec... More

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer,

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer, shoots footage Sept. 11, 2017 of Dale Hollow Dam’s tailwater in Celina, Tenn., for an upcoming episode in early 2018 for a feature as part of the dam’s 75th an... More

The dam at Fort Gibson Lake pictured here June 2, 2019.

The dam at Fort Gibson Lake pictured here June 2, 2019. Dams are functioning as designed throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District during the spring 2019 flood event in Oklahoma and Kansas. The... More

Construction equipment belonging to the Nashville District

Construction equipment belonging to the Nashville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seen at the Wolf Creek Dam work platform in Jamestown, Ky., Jan. 11, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Leon Roberts/Released)

The dam at Fort Gibson Lake pictured here June 2, 2019.

[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-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

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

Landscape (Unidentified {Oglala} Reservoir "No Water") - Bureau of Ind...

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

Kyle Dam (Pilot Trench) - Bureau of Indian Affairs

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

Bulkhead on the Pleasant Point Dam

This photograph depicts a bulkhead in the northern section of railroad trestle on the Pleasant Point Dam. Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project Photographs

[Dams] - [L'Aigle], Marshall plan, post-war reconstruction of Europe

[Dams] - [L'Aigle] - [FRA-2040 and FRA-2042] Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

[Dams] - [Chastang] - [FRA-3028 and FRA-3029] Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Genissiat Dam Harnesses Hydro-Electirc Power for France]

[Genissiat Dam Harnesses Hydro-Electirc Power for France] - [FRA-3161 through FRA-3167]

[Genissiat Dam Harnesses Hydro-Electirc Power for France]

[Genissiat Dam Harnesses Hydro-Electirc Power for France] - [FRA-3161 through FRA-3167]

Photograph of Mondeaux Dam, National Forest Service photograph.

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

Hop Brook Dam - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

This photograph depicts the Hop Brook Dam from downstream. Dam and Flood Photographs

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

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

Nashville District prepares for remnants of Hurricane Harvey

J. Percy Priese Dam in Nashville, Tenn., is spilling Aug. 31, 2017 to recover additional storage capacity as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey approaches the region. (USACE photo by Amber Jones)

Region recognizes J. Percy Priest project on its 50th birthday

Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed speaks about the impact of the project with her community during the 50th Anniversary of J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir at the dam in Nashville, Tenn., June 29, 2018. (USACE Pho... More

Rushing waters at Lower Granite Lock and Dam

A view of the rushing waters at Lower Granite Lock and Dam. Captured with a Canon 5D on August 7, 2018 in the early afternoon. Image is currently in rotation for use by the Army Corps of Engineers NWW. Credit: ... More

The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock

The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock & Dam 17, on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The Tulsa District operates and maintains five locks & dams on the their 137 mile portion o... More

Robert S. Kerr Dam on the Arkansas River releasing

Robert S. Kerr Dam on the Arkansas River releasing 349,000 cubic feet of water per second in May 2015. (Photo by Edward N. Johnson)

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock is being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.

The fourth spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The fourth spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage water do... More

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina,

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage water downstr... More

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

California - Dark Hole; Big Dalton Dam through Davis

California - Dark Hole; Big Dalton Dam through Davis 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

Major Project (Dams and Reservoirs), National Forest Service photograp...

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

Photograph of Douglas Reservoir in Northeast Tennessee

This is a photograph of Douglas Reservoir, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Dams

Blackwater Dam - Andover - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photog...

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

Poster "Grand Coulee Dam", United States information service propagand...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Distribution Center: USIS - The Hague Post: USIS - The Hague Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East

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

Bull Shoals Dam 2008 - A large dam with water coming out of it

Spillway releases being made through Bull Shoals Dam. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Corps offers tours of Dale Hollow Lake Power Plant

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering the public free guided tours of the Dale Hollow Power Plant located in Celina, Tenn. Not all portions of the dam will be accessible to the public ... More

Flooding - Lake Sakakawea, N. D. , July 12, 2011 -- The Garrison Dam s...

The original database describes this as: Title: Garrison Dam on Lake Sakakawea Production Date: 07/12/2011 Caption: Lake Sakakawea, N. D. , July 12, 2011 -- The Garrison Dam spillway was opened for the first... More

Flooding - Lake Sakakawea, N. D. , July 12, 2011 -- A U. S. Army Corps...

The original database describes this as: Title: Garrison Dam on Lake Sakakawea Production Date: 07/12/2011 Caption: Lake Sakakawea, N. D. , July 12, 2011 -- A U. S. Army Corps of Engineers inspector looking ... More

Wolf Creek Dam decreasing releases to 43,000 cfs today

Wolf Creek Dam discharges water from the dam in Jamestown, Ky. March 13, 2019. Water managers are reducing discharges from 52,000 to 43,000 cubic feet per second by the afternoon. (USACE photo by Misty Cravens)

Construction of the Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant nears

Construction of the Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant nears completion in Jamestown, Ky., July 7, 1951. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District constructed the dam on the Cumberland River forming Lake Cum... More

The Moose Creek Dam regulates stream flow on the Chena

The Moose Creek Dam regulates stream flow on the Chena River to prevent flooding due to ice jams on April 27 near North Pole. Since 1981, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District has operated the dam ... More

The stilling basin at J. Edward Roush Lake, Huntington,

The stilling basin at J. Edward Roush Lake, Huntington, Ind., is refilled after it was dewatered and inspected.

David Loyd (Left), Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation

David Loyd (Left), Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation Project resident engineer, looks on as Linda Adcock (Center), project manager, discusses the seepage around the right rim of the dam with U.S. Rep Diane... More

Stratford STEM Magnet High School ninth graders watch

Stratford STEM Magnet High School ninth graders watch a six-barge tow navigate through Old Hickory Lock Feb. 27, 2014, during a field trip at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project located on the Cumberland R... More

The third spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The third spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7, 2011. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage wat... More

More than 200,000 cubic feet of water is released per

More than 200,000 cubic feet of water is released per second from the Keystone Lake, Okla., May 22, 2019. The dangers that come with with elevated water levels at the Keystone dam required the Army Corps of Eng... 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)

An aerial view looking north of Richard L. Schafer

An aerial view looking north of Richard L. Schafer Dam, located near Porterville, Calif., Nov. 8, 2004. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District completed construction of Schafer Dam in 1961 and the... More

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.

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina,

Reservoirs - General, National Forest Service photograph.

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

Oglala Dam Project (Trash Rack on Intake) - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Pine Ridge Agency: Miscellaneous Photographs

Rushing Water in the Barkhamsted Reservoir Spillway in Barkhamsted, Co...

Original caption: 14-10 Barkhamsted Reservoir Spillway 8/21/55 Historical Photographs of Flood Events

Four F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Wayne Evans Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

River Road Scenic Byway - Hydroelectric Building on Foote Dam

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A weathered hydroelectric building associated with Foote Dam operations stands in the distance. The dam is on the AuSable River on the R... More

Heavy rains from 2015 caused damage to the right and

Heavy rains from 2015 caused damage to the right and left side of the discharge channel at Navarro Mills Dam in Corsicana, Texas.

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Program,

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Program, the Hon. Ricky “R.D.” James, visited Ice Harbor Dam on October 16, 2018, in Burbank, Washington. Ice Harbor is one of the eight dams located in the Wall... More

Lake Darling Dam, northwest of Minot, N.D. releases

Lake Darling Dam, northwest of Minot, N.D. releases 22,000 cubic feet per second, June 27. The corps is currently reducing the daily outflows from the dam by 1,000 to 2,000 per day until the lake reaches its no... More

STEM students gather on top of the miter gates at the

STEM students gather on top of the miter gates at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., to learn about lock operations during the Saturday Scholars program Feb. 25, 2012. ... More

Crews with the St. Paul District set out to remove

Crews with the St. Paul District set out to remove ice build-ups in the Upper St. Anthony Falls lockchamber this week and last, clearing the way to ensure operability of the gate should it be needed to mitigate... More