Runoff can enter the Missouri River anywhere and anytime in the basin. Only when runoff occurs in the upper Missouri River basin can it be captured by the mainstem system of dams. Even then, where runoff is captured depends upon where precipitation falls.
Managers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Rogue River Basin Project, located in southern Oregon and managed by the Corps' Portland District, are wearing face coverings when in common areas. This includes manager meetings.
“I find it really inspiring to see what our predecessors have done as far as the Army Corps of Engineers, and the construction of these really neat pieces of national infrastructure, and you see our folks that continue to operate and maintain these things today,” Himes said. “I find it very satisfying from an engineering standpoint and I also find it very inspirational as you get out and get on the ground at some of these places.”
Himes says he is excited to be back in Omaha where he was stationed previously from 2008-2010 where he specialized in military construction while working out of Fort Carson, Colorado. Himes’ pervious hitch with the District was also something of a family affair because it was during this time he met...
08.20.2020 | OMAHA , NE, US |
Story by Zane Ecklund
Col. Mark Himes took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, July 8 from outgoing commander Col. John Hudson. Himes, the District’s 36th commander, says he is fired up about his new job, and is honored by the opportunity to contribute to the Corps of Engineers’ legacy and to be able to build upon its storied history.
The first article in an ongoing series to share details about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Portland District is adapting to restrictions and safety precautions put in place to protect its workforce and communities as the district navigates the gradual return to some semblance of normalcy.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The task: manage your first emergency contract to repair some broken concrete that has brought a stand-still to $24 billion worth of annual commerce moving on the Columbia River while battling morning sickness.
OMAHA, Neb. - The Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District broke ground on levee improvements for the R-613 and R-616 levee systems at Haworth Park, in Belleville, Oct. 15.
