Tag: McNary Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District will begin construction this summer to connect the McNary Dam wastewater sewer system to the...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District (Corps) is seeking public comment for the upcoming revision of the McNary Master Plan. The Corps...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved rules establishing the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee and rules guiding expenditures from...

The recreational sturgeon season in the John Day Pool (John Day Dam to McNary Dam) and adjacent tributaries will close effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday,...

Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District employees deployed during October and November to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster-response...

McNary Dam’s navigation lock will be out of service for recreational vessels on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The outage is necessary for critical inspections of the...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $505,000 contract to a registered small business from Wilsonville to complete several repairs to the downstream...

Hat Rock Has Been Drawing Visitors Since 1805 Paddling down the Columbia River on a clear and frosty day in 1805, William Clark saw a...

McNary Dam's navigation lock will be temporarily out of service On Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. to allow inspection and...

McNary Lock and Dam staff will allow access to the north side of the navigation lock Monday afternoon to allow visitors an up-close look...

To the untrained eye, it’s a box of copper planks. But these wands, called stator bars, are where the magic happens in hydroelectric generation. Kathy Spillane...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct routine annual inspections, preventative maintenance and repairs at all navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake...

A canal-clogging invasive weed is appearing along the shores of the Columbia River near McNary Dam and has state officials worried. In a story carried...

McNary Dam's navigation lock, located near Umatilla, will be temporarily closed to all river traffic on Sept. 8-10, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m....

The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce is offering sponsorship opportunities for the 2014 Columbia River Power Marathon and Ultra Race on Sept. 20. The annual event...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close navigation locks at dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in March to conduct routine annual...

A wind gust reached 100 mph or above at McNary Dam during the Sept. 15 windstorm, the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed Monday. McNary Lock...

One day a year, McNary Dam opens to the public to allow hundreds of people to run across it during the annual Columbia River...

Hermiston Woman Devotes Her Time To Knitting Caps for Newborns As a little girl growing up in Stanfield, Linis Rozema resisted the efforts of her...

The Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain made their way through McNary Dam Tuesday afternoon on their way to an overnight stay at the...