Tulsa District News (From DVIDS)

  1. Forestry judging event is an opportunity for USACE to support future conservationists

    BROKEN BOW, Okla. — Students from across southeastern Oklahoma recently competed in a forestry judging contest where they tested their environmental knowledge and land management skills.
    4/30/2025
  2. Tulsa District USACE partners with Kaw Nation on new Housing Services Center

    Tulsa District participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Kaw Nation Housing Services Center on April 17, 2025 in Newkirk, Oklahoma
    4/30/2025
  3. Construction to temporarily close Texas Damsite campground and fishing and day use area at Lake Texoma

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that the Lake Texoma Project Office, the Texas Damsite Campground and the Texas Damsite Fishing and Day Use area at Lake Texoma will be closed to the visiting public from April 30 through May 22, 2025.
    4/24/2025
  4. USACE closes SH-251A Bridge over Fort Gibson

    Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the Fort Gibson Dam Spillway Bridge, April 21 in the interest of public safety. Engineers identified critical findings during a recent inspection and recommended the closure. The bridge condition does not pose an immediate dam safety risk, nor does it affect powerhouse operations at Fort Gibson Dam.
    4/22/2025
  5. Tulsa District emergency management team joins partners for Domestic Operations Symposium

    NORMAN, Okla. –Members of the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency management team joined emergency response agencies from across Oklahoma for the Domestic Operations Symposium hosted by the Oklahoma National Guard at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman April 15-16, 2025
    4/16/2025
  6. High water levels mean recreation closures at Pine Creek Lake in Oklahoma

    Elevated water levels caused by recent heavy rainfall prompted the closure of public use areas at Pine Creek Lake, April 7, 2025. The high water is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ flood risk management efforts. By holding back excess runoff, the lake reduces downstream flood risk and helps protect surrounding communities.
    4/8/2025
  7. Ranger encourages outdoor fun and exploration through Jr. Ranger Challenge at Kaw Lake

    TULSA, Okla. –Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kaw Lake Ranger Hannah Piper is challenging people of all ages to get outside and pay more attention to their environment with a fun, interactive program inspired by her visits to national and state parks.
    4/3/2025
  8. Engineering Excellence: Tulsa District USACE oversees Vance runway project

    TULSA, Okla. – The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing a large airfield repaving project at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, where the contractor, WW Clyde, is using an innovative approach to runway paving.
    4/2/2025
  9. Nesting eagles spotted at Kaw Lake

    A pair of eagles is nesting near Kaw Lake Dam for the second year.
    3/26/2025
  10. Data in the wind: Tulsa area winds cause incorrect data, damage at Skiatook Lake

    Recent, heavy winds in Eastern Oklahoma caused some strange inflow data to appear on the Skiatook Lake level page, March19. Despite no rainfall in Skiatook Lake’s watershed, the hourly inflow appeared to fluctuate between about 200 cubic feet per second and over 1,000 cfs, from midnight to 11 a.m. According to Joseph Large, chief of water management, Tulsa District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, high winds in the area caused the gage at the dam to produce incorrect information.
    3/24/2025
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Public Notice Red River Chloride 30 day comment period, public informational meeting

Tulsa District
Published Feb. 16, 2024

The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District (USACE) has reinitiated a study to evaluate the disposition of the Red River Chloride Control Project (RRCCP) in Hall, Cottle, King, and Knox Counties, Texas. The RRCCP is a legislated endeavor to reduce naturally occurring chlorides in the Red River Basin to improve water quality for municipal, agricultural, and industrial uses.
The authorized project features being considered for disposition include: two low flow dams for collection of brine-laden waters at Areas VIII, and X, Truscott Lake, and Crowell Mitigation Area; one brine storage lake for holding concentrated brine solutions, the necessary pumps and pipelines to transport brine solutions from the low flow dams to the brine storage lakes, and a 10,000-acre piece of land used for as a fish and wildlife mitigation site known as Crowell Mitigation Area.
A 30-day public comment period will begin February 26, 2024, and end March 27, 2024. The public can submit any input on the study area and the current list of alternatives. The USACE will host two open house style public scoping meetings on February 26, 2024 at the Red River Authority of Texas offices (3000 Hammon Rd, Wichita Falls, Texas 76310) located in Wichita Falls, Texas from 5:00 – 8:00 pm and on February 27, 2024 at the Kingston High School cafeteria (3rd St, Kingston, Oklahoma 73439) located in Kingston, Oklahoma from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. The open house will provide an overview of the RRCCP, purpose and scope of the study, and the alternatives being considered will be available for review. Subject matter experts will be present to answer questions. Information presented at the public meetings will also be available starting February 26, 2024 at the Tulsa District website link below:
https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Red-River-Chloride-Control-Project/
Comments must be submitted in writing and can be given to USACE staff at the public meetings, emailed to CESWT-RRCCP-Disposition@usace.army.mil, or mailed to Ms. Bailee Clemmons, Environmental Branch, Regional Planning and Environmental Center, P.O. Box 17300, Room 3A12, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. Comments should be postmarked by March 27, 2024.