The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called in reinforcements to remove a radio tower in Teterville, Kansas, April 23, 2025. The 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas provided explosive enthusiasm and support to remove the nearly 60 year old repeater tower. The once vital component of communication infrastructure for the Tulsa District's, Kansas Area lake offices was removed for the sake of public safety. Tulsa District, Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Curtis Loftin, and 82nd Engineer Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Rolland Johnson, and Command Sergeant Major Sergio Lopez took time to acknowledge the Army and USACE 250th Anniversary and the 1st Infantry Division's "Year of the Warrior." Collaborating to remove the aging tower provided a unique training opportunity for the Fort Riley Soldiers, and helped the USACE ensure public safety. (This video production contains music licensed for use by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through Megatrax.)

The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called in reinforcements to remove a radio tower near Teterville, Kansas, April 23, 2025. The 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas provided explosive enthusiasm and support to remove the repeater tower, a once vital piece of communication infrastructure for the Kansas Area lake offices since the 1960s.

Join us as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and explore the vital missions of the Tulsa District. From water resource management to engineering innovation, this video highlights how Tulsa District continues to serve our communities.

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. “Over the last few days, we had wind which started coming in from the south and then intensified and started coming in from the west,” said Large. “The wind picks up the water and pushes it towards the opposite side of the lake. And in this case, at Skiatook, that's where our gage reads the lake level.”