TULSA, Okla. —In 2025, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District flood control infrastructure and water management execution prevented more than $2.6 billion in flood damages despite record-breaking rainfall in Oklahoma, parts of Texas and Kansas.
Well-maintained flood control infrastructure, quality data, information analysis and even some cooperation from the weather helped ensure a high-water event in 2025 didn’t become a flood event.
More than 152.1 million acre-feet of water fell on Tulsa District’s watersheds between April and June 2025, compared to 148.88 million acre-feet over the same period in 2019.
The difference in water volume over the same three months in 2025 versus 2019 is staggering. An estimated 1.26 trillion...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of its birthday, June 16.
TULSA, Okla. – In recognition of National Safe Boating Week, May 16–22, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, is reminding all recreational boaters to prioritize safety as they return to the water this season.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Park Ranger Destany Rochelle of the Waurika Lake Project Office captured this image of flooded recreation facilities at a park on Waurika Lake in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, May 1, 2025. Just 11 days earlier, Waurika Lake was nearly 1.9 feet below normal pool elevation of 951.4.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District has begun moving dirt to repair the stilling basin below Oologah Dam in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Contractors used heavy equipment to construct a coffer dam and are pumping the basin dry to allow concrete demolition and repair to take place. Tulsa District engineers identified damage to the concrete floor and baffle blocks during a dewatering and inspection in 2022. The project will take about 10 months to complete.
