The Tulsa District has recently reopened W D Mayo Lock & Dam 14 following flooding caused by heavy rainfall throughout the district in May 2019. The Arkansas River submerged a large section of L&D 14, which regulates flows for the McClellan Kerr-Arkansas River Navigation System in Oklahoma. When the floodwaters receded thousands of cubic yards of sediment and trash were deposited in the lock and surrounding facilities.
The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided valuable technical support to the City of Tulsa and to the Tulsa County Drainage District 12 during the May flood. Efforts by Tulsa District engineers and employees from various functional specialties, as well as the Oklahoma National Guard helped prevent a breach of the Tulsa West Tulsa Levee.
