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Southwestern Division is a regional team of professionals dedicated to providing engineering excellence with integrity and credibility to our communities, our military and our Nation. We are a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and one of nine division offices nationwide.
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Even though Bobber is not the Easter Bunny he does like having fun & keeping safe around the water. The National Water Safety Program created an Easter Bobber the Water Safety Dog poster & coloring sheet. Available for a limited time on Bobber’s website, www.bobber.info.
The application deadline for the following job is Apr. 9, 2021. Visit the link to apply now!
Financial Management Analyst, GS-0501-07/09 position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division Headquarters, in Dallas, Texas.
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Brig Gen Christopher Beck, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division provides command information updates and answers questions from personnel in the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a virtual town hall meeting held today, in Tulsa, Okla. Beck and SWD senior staff are visiting the Tulsa District and as part of a periodic Command Review Visit.
Today we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the McClellan‐Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The MKARNS is a multi-beneficiary system: water supply, navigation, fish and wildlife, recreation, hydropower generation and flood control (when considered as part of the Arkansas River Basin Project and its upstream reservoirs that control water flows).
The MKARNS serves a 12-state region, due to the Port of Catoosa being the most westerly inland river port that is ice free 24/7/365. The states include Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho.
There are four designated Foreign Trade Zones on the MKARNS at the Ports of Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Muskogee and Catoosa. 42 countries have traded commerce with the Arkansas River Basin Region via the MKARNS.
Inland waterway transportation supports around 70,000 jobs in water transportation and around 800,000 jobs at industries dependent on barge-oriented commodities.
2018 tonnage on the entire McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System totaled 10.9 million tons, with a value of $3.5 billion.
Join @USACE_SWD, @usacetulsa, @usacelittlerock & partners along the MKARNS today at 1 p.m., on Facebook Live from the Dardanelle Lock & Dam Overlook, Russellville, Ark., for a Media day celebrating the system's 50th Anniversary. https://www.facebook.com/swdusace.
Tomorrow is the day! Visit the @swdusace Virtual Job Fair on and chat with a USACE hiring official in real-time from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at www.careereco.com/events/ArmyCorps. The career fair is free to jobseekers. Nationwide career opportunities are available. More info at Https://www.facebook.com/events/243609307275019. To view current job opportunities, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is February 25. This worldwide campaign engages girls in engineering. Thousands of people like engineers, educators, and others teach girls about how engineers change the world. Women are a critical part of the @swdusace team and make up almost 25% of the SWD employees working in STEM related career fields. Meet Elaine Newbaker-London. An engineer currently serving as SWD's Regional Navigation Program and Business Line Manager. https://youtu.be/RuhFlE8vMfA
Sweet dreams are made of these…Imagining Tomorrow is the theme for Engineers Week 2021. Engineers are changing the world all the time. They dream up creative, practical solutions and work with teams of smart, inspiring people to invent, design and create things that matter. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division has created practical solutions to engineering needs for millions of people across seven states. We provide flood risk reduction measures through the management of 74 multi-purpose reservoirs. More recently SWD hydropower plants assisted in supplementing energy needs during the winter weather in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas. Celebrate Engineer Week 2021. Learn about the SWD's Chief of the Hydraulic Water Management and Infrastructure Safety Branch Michael “Doc” Sterling and how he provides guidance & management on how SWD manages incoming & outgoing water resources. https://youtu.be/BxMIxNPFOdA
Water, water, water! A precious commodity around the world, engineers provide insight and guidance on how to preserve this essential resource. Meet Michael “...
Assistant Lake Manager, George Mayfield, captured this photo of the frozen outlet at Canton Lake in Western Oklahoma. Please remember ice in this part of the country is not stable enough to walk on. We ask that you exercise extreme caution if you are near any of our projects during this winter weather event. As always, please wear a life jacket when you are on or near the water. #watersafety #coldwateesafety #lifejackets #lifejacketssavelives #CantonLake #oklahoma #lakes #snowmageddon2021 #TulsaDistrict #USACE
Assistant Lake Manager, George Mayfield, captured this photo of the frozen outlet at Canton Lake in Western Oklahoma. Please remember ice in this part of the country is not stable enough to walk on. We ask that you exercise extreme caution if you are near any of our projects during this winter weather event. As always, please wear a life jacket when you are on or near the water. #watersafety #coldwateesafety #lifejackets #lifejacketssavelives #CantonLake #oklahoma #lakes #snowmageddon2021 #TulsaDistrict #USACE
Check out these photos from Lock & Dam #2, Arkansas Post canal and Merrisach Lake!
Photo credit: Lock 2 5th Man, Brian Clawson
#lrcorps #WinterStorm2021
Check out these photos from Lock & Dam #2, Arkansas Post canal and Merrisach Lake!
Photo credit: Lock 2 5th Man, Brian Clawson
#lrcorps #WinterStorm2021
Wintry photos from Murray Lock and Dam (Lock 7)
Photo credit: Lock 7 Supervisor, Dakota Stover
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Wintry photos from Murray Lock and Dam (Lock 7)
Photo credit: Lock 7 Supervisor, Dakota Stover
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Conditions at Blue Mountain Lake
Photo credit: Bob and Jackie Speir
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Conditions at Blue Mountain Lake
Photo credit: Bob and Jackie Speir
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Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
*** EMERGENCY POWER UPDATE ***
Here is what it looks like today at Webbers Falls Lock & Dam 16, located near Gore, Oklahoma.
We are currently releasing water here at a rate of 12,550 Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS) via power generation.
This energy production effort is being done in partnership with Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) to supplement the power grid and help prevent rolling blackouts during emergency weather situations like we're experiencing across the region.
Click here for the latest water release and power generation information at Webbers Fall Lock and Dam 16. --> https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/webdata/gagedata/WFLO2.current.html
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thanks
#USArmy #CorpsofEngineers #TulsaDistrict
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division
Here are some photos taken today at Fort Gibson Dam, OK, where we are currently releasing water at 10,100 cubic feet per second via our hydroelectric power turbines.
We're working closely with the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) to schedule power generation across the region with hydropower generators during this ongoing weather/power emergency.
IMPORTANT: If you are near the water, please don't venture out onto the ice because it is extremely dangerous to do so!
Lake levels at Gibson are approximately 6 ft. above normal - which is good because that means we have plenty to provide max clean energy power generation, as needed, during this current weather emergency.
Please click here to see the latest water release and lake level info for Ft. Gibson --> https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/FGIB.lakepage.html
Fort Gibson Dam, built primarily for flood risk management and hydroelectric power, plays a role in the development of the Arkansas River. Water stored during periods of high flow assures adequate water is available for year-round operation of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, as well as providing needed water supply to area communities. Another benefit includes the many recreational opportunities offered by various agencies and concessionaires. Fort Gibson is a 19,900-surface-acre lake at normal pool; however, during flood events, the size of the lake can dramatically increase to 51,000 surface acres.
Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about our hydroelectric power structures and power production capabilities.
Thx!
#USArmy #CorpsofEngineers, #TulsaDistrict
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division
Here are some photos taken today at Fort Gibson Dam, OK, where we are currently releasing water at 10,100 cubic feet per second via our hydroelectric power turbines.
We're working closely with the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) to schedule power generation across the region with hydropower generators during this ongoing weather/power emergency.
IMPORTANT: If you are near the water, please don't venture out onto the ice because it is extremely dangerous to do so!
Lake levels at Gibson are approximately 6 ft. above normal - which is good because that means we have plenty to provide max clean energy power generation, as needed, during this current weather emergency.
Please click here to see the latest water release and lake level info for Ft. Gibson --> https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/FGIB.lakepage.html
Fort Gibson Dam, built primarily for flood risk management and hydroelectric power, plays a role in the development of the Arkansas River. Water stored during periods of high flow assures adequate water is available for year-round operation of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, as well as providing needed water supply to area communities. Another benefit includes the many recreational opportunities offered by various agencies and concessionaires. Fort Gibson is a 19,900-surface-acre lake at normal pool; however, during flood events, the size of the lake can dramatically increase to 51,000 surface acres.
Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about our hydroelectric power structures and power production capabilities.
Thx!
#USArmy #CorpsofEngineers, #TulsaDistrict
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division
#Snowmageddon2021 !!!
Check out these photos from Fort Gibson Lake, Okla., recreation areas. Most of these are from Pelican Point Marina.
We continue to release water via our hydroelectric power turbines here to assist in providing power to support the region during the current weather/power emergency.
Currently we are releasing water at approximately 10,144 cubic feet per second (CFS) for power generation at Fort Gibson.
Please click here for hourly water release and power production for this reservoir --> https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/.../GIBO2.current.html
Here is some more background information about Ft. Gibson:
Location: On the Grand (Neosho) River at river mile 7.7, in Mayes, Wagoner, and Cherokee Counties, about 5 miles north of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, and about 12 miles northeast of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Status: Completed
Purpose: Flood control and hydroelectric power.
History of Construction: Construction began in 1942, was suspended during World War II, and resumed in May 1946. Closure of the embankment was completed in June 1949. The project became fully operational when the last of four generators started producing commercial power in September 1953.
Type of Structure: The dam includes two concrete, gravity, non-overflow sections. One section, 285 feet long, extends from the spillway to the earth embankment at the right abutment. The other section, 460 feet long, extends from the intake structure to the earth embankment at the left abutment. The dam also includes two earth embankment sections, one of which extends about 374 feet from the natural ground at the right abutment to the right bank concrete non-overflow section. The other embankment, 63 feet long, extends from the left abutment to the left bank concrete non-overflow section.
The powerhouse intake structure is located adjacent to the spillway on the left and is 318 feet long. The total length of the structures, including the spillway, is 2,990 feet, and the maximum height above the streambed is 110 feet. Oklahoma State Highway 251A extends across the top of the structures. There are seven rolled earthfill dikes on the west side of the reservoir which have a total length of 21,678 feet.
Spillway & Outlet Works: The spillway section is a concrete, gravity, ogee weir which extends across the existing river channel and a major portion of the right bank floodplain. Spillway capacity is 986,000 cubic feet per second at the top of the flood control pool. The spillway is equipped with thirty 40- by 35-foot tainter gates operated by individual electric-motored hoists. The total length of the spillway is 1,490 feet. Outlet works consist of ten 5-foot, 8-inch by 7-foot rectangular sluices located through the spillway weir. Capacity of the outlet works varies from 21,000 cfs at the flood control pool elevation with no spillway discharge to 14,400 cfs at the flood control pool elevation with the spillway discharging at full capacity. Flows through the sluices are controlled by a means of hydraulically-operated, cast-iron slide gates. Emergency closure of the sluices can be accomplished using a bulkhead lowered by a hoist into frames provided at the sluice entrances. A 48-inch-diameter pipe is located through the right abutment of the dam for municipal water supply for the city of Muskogee. Bank-full capacity on the Grand (Neosho) River below the dam is about 100,000 cfs.
Hydrologic Data: Estimated peak discharge and volume for the flood of May 7 to June 1, 1943, (with Grand Lake O' the Cherokees in operation) were 400,000 cfs and 5,918,000 acre-feet, respectively. Total runoff from the drainage area above the dam site was 8.88 inches.
Please let us know if you have any questions about current operations or history of the dam.
Thx!
Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
#Snomagedon #USArmy #SouthWesternDivision
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Southwestern Power Administration
#Snowmageddon2021 !!!
Check out these photos from Fort Gibson Lake, Okla., recreation areas. Most of these are from Pelican Point Marina.
We continue to release water via our hydroelectric power turbines here to assist in providing power to support the region during the current weather/power emergency.
Currently we are releasing water at approximately 10,144 cubic feet per second (CFS) for power generation at Fort Gibson.
Please click here for hourly water release and power production for this reservoir --> https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/webdata/gagedata/GIBO2.current.html
Here is some more background information about Ft. Gibson:
Location: On the Grand (Neosho) River at river mile 7.7, in Mayes, Wagoner, and Cherokee Counties, about 5 miles north of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, and about 12 miles northeast of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Status: Completed
Purpose: Flood control and hydroelectric power.
History of Construction: Construction began in 1942, was suspended during World War II, and resumed in May 1946. Closure of the embankment was completed in June 1949. The project became fully operational when the last of four generators started producing commercial power in September 1953.
Type of Structure: The dam includes two concrete, gravity, non-overflow sections. One section, 285 feet long, extends from the spillway to the earth embankment at the right abutment. The other section, 460 feet long, extends from the intake structure to the earth embankment at the left abutment. The dam also includes two earth embankment sections, one of which extends about 374 feet from the natural ground at the right abutment to the right bank concrete non-overflow section. The other embankment, 63 feet long, extends from the left abutment to the left bank concrete non-overflow section.
The powerhouse intake structure is located adjacent to the spillway on the left and is 318 feet long. The total length of the structures, including the spillway, is 2,990 feet, and the maximum height above the streambed is 110 feet. Oklahoma State Highway 251A extends across the top of the structures. There are seven rolled earthfill dikes on the west side of the reservoir which have a total length of 21,678 feet.
Spillway & Outlet Works: The spillway section is a concrete, gravity, ogee weir which extends across the existing river channel and a major portion of the right bank floodplain. Spillway capacity is 986,000 cubic feet per second at the top of the flood control pool. The spillway is equipped with thirty 40- by 35-foot tainter gates operated by individual electric-motored hoists. The total length of the spillway is 1,490 feet. Outlet works consist of ten 5-foot, 8-inch by 7-foot rectangular sluices located through the spillway weir. Capacity of the outlet works varies from 21,000 cfs at the flood control pool elevation with no spillway discharge to 14,400 cfs at the flood control pool elevation with the spillway discharging at full capacity. Flows through the sluices are controlled by a means of hydraulically-operated, cast-iron slide gates. Emergency closure of the sluices can be accomplished using a bulkhead lowered by a hoist into frames provided at the sluice entrances. A 48-inch-diameter pipe is located through the right abutment of the dam for municipal water supply for the city of Muskogee. Bank-full capacity on the Grand (Neosho) River below the dam is about 100,000 cfs.
Hydrologic Data: Estimated peak discharge and volume for the flood of May 7 to June 1, 1943, (with Grand Lake O' the Cherokees in operation) were 400,000 cfs and 5,918,000 acre-feet, respectively. Total runoff from the drainage area above the dam site was 8.88 inches.
Please let us know if you have any questions about current operations or history of the dam.
Thx!
Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
#Snomagedon #USArmy #SouthWesternDivision
#USACE
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The Southwestern Division, headquartered in Dallas, is a Major Subordinate Command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SWD has served the region since 1937, overseeing hundreds of water resources development and military design and construction projects that bring value to our communities, our Nation and our Warfighters. The Division's regional team, which includes four District offices in Little Rock, Ark., Tulsa, Okla., and Galveston and Fort Worth, Texas, provides diverse engineering and construction expertise and other services in all or part of seven states. The Division's area of responsibility covers some 2.3 million acres of public land and water, with an annual program totaling more than $2 billion. In addition to the valuable contributions it provides each day to the communities it serves, SWD, known as the Pacesetters, supports emergency response and recovery efforts when hurricanes or other natural disasters occur, whether within or beyond its area of responsibility.
SWD was established on July 14, 1937, in Little Rock to manage large-scale construction projects authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1936. It moved to Dallas in 1941. Most of SWD’s work falls into three major mission areas:
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