• USACE awards construction contract for the Sacramento Weir Widening Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $172.9 million construction contract for the Sacramento Weir Widening Project to Granite Construction Company of Watsonville, California.The Sacramento Weir Widening Project will add a new 1,500-foot-wide weir adjacent to the existing 1,950-foot-wide structure that has been in place for
  • USACE prepares for large-volume snowmelt at Isabella Lake

    Due to record-high snowpack over the winter, the USACE Sacramento District is preparing for above-average inflows to and outflows from USACE-managed reservoirs throughout California’s Central Valley, including Isabella Lake.
  • USACE to host information meeting May 31 discussing Titan 1-A FUDS Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is hosting an informational public meeting May 31 to discuss its remedial investigation of the former Beale Air Force Base Titan 1-A Missile facility in Lincoln, California.
  • Two Lake Kaweah recreation areas temporarily closed for public safety

    At the request of the Tulare County Sherriff’s Office, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District today closed visitor access to the Cobble Knoll and Slick Rock Recreation Areas at Lake Kaweah. The closure is a public safety measure made necessary by current riverbank instability caused by increased Kaweah River flows following historic
  • USACE set to take full control of Isabella Dam water releases

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will begin the process early Thursday morning to take full control of water releases from Isabella Lake as temperatures heat up.Beginning at approximately 12 a.m. Thursday, operators will begin a phased process to briefly stop the release of water from Isabella Lake into Isabella Partners’
  • USACE awards construction contract for Folsom Dam modifications

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $114.4 million construction contract for the Folsom Dam Raise project to Folsom Dam Constructors (FDC), a joint venture of California Engineering Contractors, Inc. and Shimmick Construction Company.
  • USACE unveils Isabella Dam modifications in ribbon cutting ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, April 4, at Isabella Dam in Lake Isabella to mark the end of Phase 2 construction on the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project.
  • UPDATE: SR 190 lane closure at Success Lake extended through April

    The recurrent lane closure near State Route 190 post mile 23.39 will continue through April while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District continues improvements of rock slope protection of bridge abutments along Success Lake. Aside from the timeline extension, no changes to the current traffic plan are planned. The extension is
  • USACE monitoring Terminus Dam and Lake Kaweah

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is closely monitoring Terminus Dam and Lake Kaweah in connection with the ongoing severe weather event.Terminus Dam is not currently at risk of being damaged or overtopping, as the lake level is well below the top of dam. However, USACE teams are now monitoring the dam and lake levels around the
  • USACE monitoring releases at Schafer Dam and Tule River Spillway

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is closely monitoring Schafer Dam and Lake Success in connection with the ongoing severe weather event.With Lake Success already exceeding its gross pool capacity of 84,095 acre-feet and more rain on the way, releases from both the Schafer Dam outlet works and the Tule River Spillway are expected