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West Palm Beach Field Station staff have completed installation of three temporary pumps near the S-39 structure, located on the border between the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and Water Conservation Area 2. The pumps are moving a combined 250-300 cubic feet per second of water from WCA-2 north into the Refuge and then to tide via the Hillsboro Canal. This is the latest effort to help alleviate high water conditions that are threatening wildlife in the water conservation areas.
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During the Spring flooding period, if upstream prediction indicate a flooding threat to the City of Winnipeg (pop. 600,000) hydraulic diversion panels rise from below this structure south of the City and enable engineers to control the amount of water going through the City. This action "backs-up" the water upstream of the structure and diverts it into a "ditch" that carries the water around the city.
Winnipeg and Red River Floodway.
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Image Title: Falcon Dam
Date: c.1952
Place: Rio Grande, Falcon Heights, Texas
Description/Caption: Building of Falcon Dam on Rio Grande River Falcon Heights, Texas
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: TX-A-0017, WaterArchives.org
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More than 80 second grade students from Cortez Elementary, a math and science magnet school in Pomona, Calif., took a field trip to Prado Dam May 16. The tour included a nearly two-mile trek through the flood control basin up to the dam's 627-foot control tower.
More than 80 second grade students from Cortez Elementary, a math and science magnet school in Pomona, Calif., took a field trip to Prado Dam May 16. The tour included a nearly two-mile trek through the flood control basin up to the dam's 627-foot control tower.
In 1966, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District constructed the Ajo Detention Basin where the present-day Kino Environmental Restoration Project lives.
The basin, in its original state, was effective at flood control, but provided no water harvesting or wildlife habitat.
In the mid 1990s, using the authority of Section 1135, Water Resources Development Act of 1986, that allows the Corps to plan, design and build modifications to existing Corps projects--or areas degraded by Corps projects--to restore aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife, a plan was formed.
"The Corps and stakeholders from Pima County and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District developed a plan for KERP," said John Drake, a senior civil works project manager. "The modified basin created native ecosystems that are environmentally sensitive."
The project also added to the basin's flood control capacity and allowed for storm water harvesting to meet the irrigation needs of the Kino Sports Complex, Sam Lena Park and numerous sites along Ajo Way. The County estimates an average annual savings of $350,000 in irrigation costs since KERP's completion in 2002.
"The County is very progressive in managing the full purpose of the floodplain; flood conveyance, groundwater recharge and fish and wildlife habitat," added Drake.
KERP works in concert with other basins, like Rodeo, Kolb Road, Arroyo Chico and the Cherry Field complex that doubles as home to the Tucson High Magnet School's baseball and softball teams. The campus of THMS is also the site of the High School Wash Box Culvert inlet completed in April. This segment of the Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project greatly reduced the flood risk for more than 1,000 residential, commercial and industrial structures.
SFWMD crews have completed installation of two 42-inch temporary pumps at Cocohatchee Weir No. 1 in Collier County. The pumps are operating to help lower water levels in the Big Cypress Basin flood control system following Hurricane Irma.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, answers media questions during a press conference at the Metro Center Feb. 15, 2011. A joint team comprised of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, representatives from the Metro Government, including the Mayor's Office, Metro Water Services, the Office of Emergency Management and Metro Public Works will develop a unified flood preparedness program to lessen the damages that could be caused by future flood events in Nashville and Davidson County. Mayor Karl Dean (center) and Scott Potter, director of Metro Water Services, are on the podium with the colonel. Photo by Lee Roberts
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Mallard Ducks & Canada Geese Family
From the tail waters of the Kinzua Dam.
June 2018
Warren, Pennsylvania
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More than 80 second grade students from Cortez Elementary, a math and science magnet school in Pomona, Calif., took a field trip to Prado Dam May 16. The tour included a nearly two-mile trek through the flood control basin up to the dam's 627-foot control tower.
High-capacity stormwater drainage inlets in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Located at the intersection of Walker Way / Walker Court and Andaman Street. Stormwater flood management projects need to consider not only the capacity of new storm sewers or drainage channels that might be added, but the drainage infrastructure needed to get high rates of stormwater runoff into the conveyance system. The system of grates and inlets at this intersection offers much more hydraulic capacity than most intersection drainage schemes.
Someday maybe I'll get a picture without the shadow.
In 1966, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District constructed the Ajo Detention Basin where the present-day Kino Environmental Restoration Project lives.
The basin, in its original state, was effective at flood control, but provided no water harvesting or wildlife habitat.
In the mid 1990s, using the authority of Section 1135, Water Resources Development Act of 1986, that allows the Corps to plan, design and build modifications to existing Corps projects--or areas degraded by Corps projects--to restore aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife, a plan was formed.
"The Corps and stakeholders from Pima County and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District developed a plan for KERP," said John Drake, a senior civil works project manager. "The modified basin created native ecosystems that are environmentally sensitive."
The project also added to the basin's flood control capacity and allowed for storm water harvesting to meet the irrigation needs of the Kino Sports Complex, Sam Lena Park and numerous sites along Ajo Way. The County estimates an average annual savings of $350,000 in irrigation costs since KERP's completion in 2002.
"The County is very progressive in managing the full purpose of the floodplain; flood conveyance, groundwater recharge and fish and wildlife habitat," added Drake.
KERP works in concert with other basins, like Rodeo, Kolb Road, Arroyo Chico and the Cherry Field complex that doubles as home to the Tucson High Magnet School's baseball and softball teams. The campus of THMS is also the site of the High School Wash Box Culvert inlet completed in April. This segment of the Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project greatly reduced the flood risk for more than 1,000 residential, commercial and industrial structures.
Cat graffiti on storm drain pipes along Los Angeles River, Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA
Affluent waste water arrives from a local Phoenix treatment facility to the wetlands Jan. 23, 2010. The ecosystem naturally cleans the water before its release back into local waterways. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District built the world's largest manmade wetlands for the city of Phoenix Water Services Department, reaching an environmental-restoration milestone that not only establishes and restores an historical habitat along the banks of the Salt River, but integrates cost-effective water quality improvement, storm water management, water conservation and reuse. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)
Experienced anglers, kids and those wishing to learn to fish attend The first annual Off tha’ Hook fly fishing event held on September 6, 2014 on the banks of the Los Angeles River. Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
In 1966, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District constructed the Ajo Detention Basin where the present-day Kino Environmental Restoration Project lives.
The basin, in its original state, was effective at flood control, but provided no water harvesting or wildlife habitat.
In the mid 1990s, using the authority of Section 1135, Water Resources Development Act of 1986, that allows the Corps to plan, design and build modifications to existing Corps projects--or areas degraded by Corps projects--to restore aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife, a plan was formed.
"The Corps and stakeholders from Pima County and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District developed a plan for KERP," said John Drake, a senior civil works project manager. "The modified basin created native ecosystems that are environmentally sensitive."
The project also added to the basin's flood control capacity and allowed for storm water harvesting to meet the irrigation needs of the Kino Sports Complex, Sam Lena Park and numerous sites along Ajo Way. The County estimates an average annual savings of $350,000 in irrigation costs since KERP's completion in 2002.
"The County is very progressive in managing the full purpose of the floodplain; flood conveyance, groundwater recharge and fish and wildlife habitat," added Drake.
KERP works in concert with other basins, like Rodeo, Kolb Road, Arroyo Chico and the Cherry Field complex that doubles as home to the Tucson High Magnet School's baseball and softball teams. The campus of THMS is also the site of the High School Wash Box Culvert inlet completed in April. This segment of the Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project greatly reduced the flood risk for more than 1,000 residential, commercial and industrial structures.
California has been receiving a series of rainstorms and we have more to come. This afternoon I took a walk along the Lower American River at Sailor Bar and photographed the flows from the river-side trail. We're watching around 35,000 cubic feet per second pass downstream. A cubic foot of water (12" x 12" x 12") equates to about 7.5 gallons. The immersed mature alders, about 20 feet tall, usually stand along the edge of the active channel, but today only their tops are showing above the flow. The big storm arrives later tonight so these flows will likely go up.
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Photo taken from the Archives' Public Works collection (2009-23).
More than 80 second grade students from Cortez Elementary, a math and science magnet school in Pomona, Calif., took a field trip to Prado Dam May 16. The tour included a nearly two-mile trek through the flood control basin up to the dam's 627-foot control tower.
Amphibious Multipurpose Watermaster Dredging to Prevent floods and to Improve the ecological condition of the waterways in Accra, Ghana
In 1966, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District constructed the Ajo Detention Basin where the present-day Kino Environmental Restoration Project lives.
The basin, in its original state, was effective at flood control, but provided no water harvesting or wildlife habitat.
In the mid 1990s, using the authority of Section 1135, Water Resources Development Act of 1986, that allows the Corps to plan, design and build modifications to existing Corps projects--or areas degraded by Corps projects--to restore aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife, a plan was formed.
"The Corps and stakeholders from Pima County and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District developed a plan for KERP," said John Drake, a senior civil works project manager. "The modified basin created native ecosystems that are environmentally sensitive."
The project also added to the basin's flood control capacity and allowed for storm water harvesting to meet the irrigation needs of the Kino Sports Complex, Sam Lena Park and numerous sites along Ajo Way. The County estimates an average annual savings of $350,000 in irrigation costs since KERP's completion in 2002.
"The County is very progressive in managing the full purpose of the floodplain; flood conveyance, groundwater recharge and fish and wildlife habitat," added Drake.
KERP works in concert with other basins, like Rodeo, Kolb Road, Arroyo Chico and the Cherry Field complex that doubles as home to the Tucson High Magnet School's baseball and softball teams. The campus of THMS is also the site of the High School Wash Box Culvert inlet completed in April. This segment of the Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project greatly reduced the flood risk for more than 1,000 residential, commercial and industrial structures.
This outflow apron was constructed to absorb the energy of the stormwater coming from the pipe. It is made out of concrete sidewalks that were removed for replacement in the town center of Cazenovia, NY (just upstream of that pipe).
In 1966, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District constructed the Ajo Detention Basin where the present-day Kino Environmental Restoration Project lives.
The basin, in its original state, was effective at flood control, but provided no water harvesting or wildlife habitat.
In the mid 1990s, using the authority of Section 1135, Water Resources Development Act of 1986, that allows the Corps to plan, design and build modifications to existing Corps projects--or areas degraded by Corps projects--to restore aquatic habitats for fish and wildlife, a plan was formed.
"The Corps and stakeholders from Pima County and the Pima County Regional Flood Control District developed a plan for KERP," said John Drake, a senior civil works project manager. "The modified basin created native ecosystems that are environmentally sensitive."
The project also added to the basin's flood control capacity and allowed for storm water harvesting to meet the irrigation needs of the Kino Sports Complex, Sam Lena Park and numerous sites along Ajo Way. The County estimates an average annual savings of $350,000 in irrigation costs since KERP's completion in 2002.
"The County is very progressive in managing the full purpose of the floodplain; flood conveyance, groundwater recharge and fish and wildlife habitat," added Drake.
KERP works in concert with other basins, like Rodeo, Kolb Road, Arroyo Chico and the Cherry Field complex that doubles as home to the Tucson High Magnet School's baseball and softball teams. The campus of THMS is also the site of the High School Wash Box Culvert inlet completed in April. This segment of the Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project greatly reduced the flood risk for more than 1,000 residential, commercial and industrial structures.
This is what a dam looks like from the "other" side - the side opposite the lake it forms. Conestoga Dam which dams the Conestoga River and forms Conestoga Lake Conservation area is part of a flood control program in our area of Ontario. This picture was taken in the fall when the lake level was very low partially drained for the winter thus no water is flowing from the dam. I've never been on this side of the dam so it was a rare privilege to take this picture
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Broken concrete replaces rip rap in the Energy Dissipation Apron. The shards of sidewalk are jammed deeply into the gravel subbase and filled around and between with more gravel.
Another from the series. There are small signs of the passing of time since the start of operations of this installation.
SFWMD crews have completed installation of two 42-inch temporary pumps at Cocohatchee Weir No. 1 in Collier County. The pumps are operating to help lower water levels in the Big Cypress Basin flood control system following Hurricane Irma.
To help alleviate ongoing flooding from Hurricane Irma in Bonita Springs, SFWMD coordinated with Lee County and the City of Bonita Springs to install temporary pumps at a county drainage ditch that flows into the Imperial River. The City is operating the pumps as needed to move water from the ditch south into the District’s Big Cypress Basin system in Collier County, where canals have returned to normal levels and have capacity for the excess water.
More than 80 second grade students from Cortez Elementary, a math and science magnet school in Pomona, Calif., took a field trip to Prado Dam May 16. The tour included a nearly two-mile trek through the flood control basin up to the dam's 627-foot control tower.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Pinal County Flood Control District hosted a meeting Nov. 9 to solicit public comment on the Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study for the Lower Santa Cruz River.
"This is the vehicle to seek public input," said Kim Gavigan, the chief of the water resources planning section of the District's Arizona - Nevada Area Office. "Stakeholders help us identify issues, opportunities, and potential solutions during the planning process."
The scoping meeting is the first step of the National Environmental Policy Act process that requires the Corps to consider the environmental consequences of a proposed action, act as an environmental trustee for future generations, attain the most beneficial uses of the environment without risk to health or safety, preserve historic and cultural heritage, achieve a balance between population and resource use, and enhance the quality of renewable resources and encourage recycling.
The LSCR study area is approximately 950 square miles with a long history of damaging floods. In 1983, what was considered a "100-year flood" inundated 600 square miles, causing catastrophic crop damage and significant disruptions to transportation, business and communities.
According the U.S. Geological Survey, an annual exceedance probability flood (100-year flood) has a 1 in 100 chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Statistically, it also means that a home located in a 1-percent AEP floodplain has a 26-percent chance of being flooded at least once during the course of a 30 year mortgage.
The public comment period is open until Dec. 9. Mail written comments to: Mr. Kenneth Wong, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, CESPL–PD–RQ, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017.