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Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Bill Wiley welcomed staff and flood directors from 12 of 15 counties to the inaugural Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District June 8.
This meeting is similar to the one held annually with seven Southern California agencies to discuss common interest issues.
"This inaugural event was critical to establishing communication and building relationships with the entire state of Arizona's flood control districts," said Col. Kirk Gibbs, District commander. "Many of the districts are very remote and have not worked with the Corps in the past, so this session was great for providing an overview of our capabilities, processes, and accompanying challenges."
Always a key topic of concern, flood districts had money on their minds.
"Arizona as a state did very well in the fiscal year 2017 work plan," said David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer for programs and project management. "One thing we learned is that several Arizona counties do not have the fiscal resources to address all their water resource needs. However, we identified programs that the Corps can partner with the flood control districts and begin to address their issues."
Van Dorpe and Kim Vitek, chief, programs branch, presented a Civil Works overview touching on budgeting, the Flood Risk Management program and ways the Corps can help local flood control districts.
"The Rehabilitation and Inspection Program is part of our Public Law 84-99 [Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Act] assistance program which allows the Corps to supplement local efforts to repair flood control projects after they get damaged during a flood," said Van Dorpe. "Other possible options are the Corps' Flood Plain Management Services and the Planning Assistance to States programs. These programs allow the Corps to assist state, tribal and local entities with flood plain mapping and other technical services. The PAS program is cost-shared 50/50 and FPMS is 100 percent federal."
On the success of the meeting, "Every FCD left with a greater understanding of what the Corps is about and how they can partner with us in Flood Risk Management, permitting, and disaster response," added Gibbs.
And, according to Gibbs, talks are already underway with Maricopa County to meet again next May in conjunction with another one-day conference for all FCDs to attend.
"We now have a foundation of knowledge about the Corps' set with them," said Gibbs. "I expect we will be able to expand on this throughout the coming year and into the event next year."
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and Anaheim Mayor settle bet over LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks. Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait lost the bet and the two mayors spent two hours cleaning up the LA River along the Elysian Valley. Marsh Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. August 9, 2014
Alamo Dam is located in west-central Arizona. The dam is on the Bill Williams River approximately 39 miles upstream from the river's confluence with the Colorado River at Lake Havasu. Alamo Dam and Lake is a multiple-purpose facility providing the following benefits: flood control, water supply and conservation, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. Sure, the lake and camping areas get a lot of activity... downstream from the Dam has a lot to offer as well.
Image Title: Puddingstone Dam
Date: July 28, 1937
Place: Walnut Creek, San Dimas, California
Description/Caption: On recto, "On San Dimas Rd., so. of Puddingstone Dam, look'g NE to'ds Baldy Pk."
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Charles W. Washburn
Cite as: CA-A-0302, WaterArchives.org
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The study area is located Entirely within the City of Phoenix, along 8 miles of the Salt River, from 19th Avenue to 83rd Avenue, downstream (West or Oeste) of the ongoing Rio Salado project and upstream of the Tres Rios Project. The recommended plan includes restoration of nearly 1,500 acres of riparian and flood plain habitat with recreation and incidental flood damage reduction.
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(A small set of 4 images) Lake Wister, a reservoir in southeastern Oklahoma, was created with the damming of the Poteau River. Wister Dam, near Wister, Oklahoma in Le Flore County, is a federal earthen dam, 5700 feet in length with a height of 99 feet). Begun in April 1946, the dam was in full flood control effect by December 1949. It was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a cost of $10.5 million. Its authorization for flood control and conservation resulted from the Flood Control Act of 1938. I was unable to view the dam itself to visually verify length and height. There is this one structure, displaying in red the logo of the Army Corps of Engineers. The building dated 1948 has overtones of Art Deco, especially the lighting fixtures. Today the dam and lake are part of Lake Wister State Park.
Some relevant resources:
wister.lakesonline.com/Dam/25A1D7E8-39FB-42EB-AD8C-037F7A...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wister
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_Control_Act_of_1938 (an incomplete article)
Lake Wister State Park Resource Management Plan 2010 (Updated April 2013) This pdf publication contains numerous photos pertaining to the park.
geog.okstate.edu/images/DOCS/RMP_GIS/2013-4_Lake_Wister_R...
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Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, recognizes the history and benefits of the dam, and thanks Corps employees and volunteers who have worked hard since 1943 to care for the Dale Hollow project while speaking during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir Oct. 19, 2018. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Puddles form from groundwater bubbling up through paved banks of the Los Angeles River. Glendale Narrows, Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USAGlendale Narrows, Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: September 22, 1938
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption: On recto, "taken the day of the Earth Slide Looking West Partial Failure of Fort Peck Dam Sept. 22, 1938"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: MT-A-0183, WaterArchives.org
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Photo taken from the sidewalk on the North Washington Street Bridge in Boston. For this whole week, the locks have been in the open position to control flooding from the northeaster that left earlier this week.
Image Title: Ice Harbor Dam
Date: February 27, 1958
Place: Columbia River, northeast of Burbank, Washington
Description/Caption: On verso, "25 - General View from left bank. Power house in right foreground, with portion of spillway beyond. Feb. 27, 1958"
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: WA-A-0175, WaterArchives.org
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Image Title: Bon Tempe Dam
Date: August 20, 1959
Place: Lagunitas Creek, west of San Rafael, California
Description/Caption: On verso, "DAMS/BON TEMPE LOW WATER"
Medium: black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: San Francisco Examiner
Cite as: CA-A-0355, WaterArchives.org
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Image Title: Fort Randall Dam
Date: c.1950
Place: Missouri River, Pickstown, South Dakota
Description/Caption: Fort Randall Dam Pickstown, So. Dak.
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: SD-A-0028, WaterArchives.org
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Southbranch Creek detention basin for flood management. Brown Deer, Wisconsin. Near public library north of Bradley Road. May 2014.
Small plant growing out of water near the Confluence in the Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, California, USA
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: c.1938
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption: Upstream Toe Of Dam Gravel Dumping Trestle "The Cut Off Wall" The deepest Sheet Steel Piling ever driven.
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Valley Art Studio Glasgow, Mont. 52
Cite as: MT-A-0025, WaterArchives.org
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Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) began drawing down Black Canyon Reservoir to elevation 2440 feet in October, 2012, for proposed adding a third hydroelectric generating unit and for other maintenance work. At the point of this photograph, reservoir was already being refilled.
Alamo Dam is located in west-central Arizona. The dam is on the Bill Williams River approximately 39 miles upstream from the river's confluence with the Colorado River at Lake Havasu. Alamo Dam and Lake is a multiple-purpose facility providing the following benefits: flood control, water supply and conservation, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. Sure, the lake and camping areas get a lot of activity... downstream from the Dam has a lot to offer as well.
Water currents in the Los Angeles River, Glendale Narrows, Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Raphael Sbarge films FoLAR documentary along banks of Los Angeles River, Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA
Raphael Sbarge films FoLAR documentary along banks of Los Angeles River, Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Los Angeles River and the Los Angeles District have had a long and unique partnership. The Corps began channelization of the river in 1936 after a series of floods caused millions of dollars in damage and the loss of hundreds of lives. Above, crews work on the channel between Lankersheim Blvd. and Tujunga Wash on July 1,1948.
Alamo Dam is located in west-central Arizona. The dam is on the Bill Williams River approximately 39 miles upstream from the river's confluence with the Colorado River at Lake Havasu. Alamo Dam and Lake is a multiple-purpose facility providing the following benefits: flood control, water supply and conservation, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. Sure, the lake and camping areas get a lot of activity... downstream from the Dam has a lot to offer as well.
The 1st annual LA River Boat Race was held on August 30, 2014 on a 3/4 mile course consisting of small rapids and flat water located along a stretch of the river along the Glendale Narrows in the Elysian Valley. Los Angeles, California, USA
Image Title: Camanche Dam
Date: July 27, 1962
Place: Mokelumne River, east of Clements, California
Description/Caption: On verso, "DAMS/CAMANCHE East Bay Water engineers look over 15,000 acre Camanche Reservoir site"
Medium: black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: San Francisco Examiner
Cite as: CA-A-0359, WaterArchives.org
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Gathright Dam, located in Alleghany County, Va., impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw. The dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30-plus year existence, saving countless dollars and lives. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)
The Marina Barrage is a dam in Singapore built across the Marina Channel between the reclaimed lands of Marina East and Marina South.
The S$226 million project turns Marina Bay and Kallang Basin into a new downtown freshwater Marina Reservoir. It provides water supply, flood control and a new lifestyle attraction. This structure will provide flood control by changing the tide flow into the barrage.
Image Title: Samuel B. Morris Dam
Date: July 16, 1937
Place: San Gabriel River, north of Glendora, California
Description/Caption: On recto, "Pasadena Dam, north side E."
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Charles W. Washburn
Cite as: CA-A-0319, WaterArchives.org
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View looking upstream from the lower limits of the channel showing partially excavated and graded channel. Santa Ana Freeway is in the foreground.
Image Title: Camanche Dam
Date: May 3, 1964
Place: Mokelumne River, east of Clements, California
Description/Caption: On verso, "CAMANCHE DAM, EAST OF LODI, WILL HOLD 140 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER An East Bay Municipal Utility District project to protect crop lands"
Medium: black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: East Bay Municipal Utility District
Cite as: CA-A-0363, WaterArchives.org
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This is a new flood control scheme on the River Uhabia, Bidart. I missed the opportunity to capture the scene during the heavy rain in May/June when it being used for its designed purpose!
Congressman Keith J. Rothfus, 12th District of Pennsylvania, views maintenance at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, April 5. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Carol E. Davis)
Image Title: Sweetwater Dam
Date: 1937
Place: Sweetwater River, 12 miles east of San Diego, California
Description/Caption:
Medium: vernacular black and white negative
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-A-0255, WaterArchives.org
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