https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil Northwestern Division News RSS Feed en-us Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:27:00 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 03:54:18 GMT https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/3574987/dwindling-capacity-at-tuttle-creek-reservoir-calls-for-an-urgent-and-innovative/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is no stranger to sediment build-up issues. The organization is responsible for maintaining and managing thousands of miles of inland and intracoastal waterways, channels, ports and harbors with a dredging budget of more than $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2023 alone. Presently, USACE researchers are taking on a slightly different challenge and investigating new methods to diminish the accumulation of sediment in lakes and reservoirs caused by dams.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/20/2003331508/115/75/0/231020-A-VE875-004.JPG' alt='A critical component of the region’s navigation and flood control management, the Tuttle Creek Reservoir, located on the Big Blue River in Kansas, has lost an estimated 46 percent of its original storage capacity due to sedimentation. (Photo by USACE Ranger Keith Morlewski)' /> <br /> Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:27:00 GMT By Carol C. Coleman, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/3574987/dwindling-capacity-at-tuttle-creek-reservoir-calls-for-an-urgent-and-innovative/ Dams Disaster Prevention Dredging U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2409626/kansas-city-survey-crews-helping-define-restricted-areas-on-the-missouri-river/ The Kansas City District has two survey teams working long hours to identify locations and extent of shoaling in order to develop direct solutions in repairing the river training structures to improve the self-scouring function and to employ commercial dredgers to remove the sand shoals out of the river channel.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Nov/02/2002532050/115/75/0/201006-A-A1408-0011.JPG' alt='Example of survey results on Missouri River chart compiled on Oct. 6, 2020 and available at https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Navigation/ [on the right hand side, scroll down the screen]. The surveys are also emailed out to navigators on a distribution list for the daily boat reports. Each survey is titled as to the portion of the river that was surveyed. You can also put a shortcut on your phone to a web app at: www.nwk.usace.army.mil/navigation which gives shortcuts to the most-use reports relating to the river and our reservoirs including a link to the most recent surveys. Both Apple and Android have our downloadable app for phones or other mobile devices at the appropriate app store. Searc¬h for “USACE Kansas City District”.' /> <br /> Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:32:00 GMT James Lowe https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/2409626/kansas-city-survey-crews-helping-define-restricted-areas-on-the-missouri-river/ Dredging Navigation Technology U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources