Savannah River Comprehensive Study moves forward
Researchers working on the Savannah River Comprehensive Study reached another milestone recently when they completed modeling for the first four drought operation plan alternatives. The multiagency...
View ArticleDams demand best of operator trainees
(Above: Les Rice guides visitors through a quick tour of the J. Strom Thurmond Dam.) AUGUSTA, Ga. – J. Strom Thurmond Dam currently operates at 98 percent proficiency but its operators are expected to...
View ArticleRichard B. Russell – not your average hydropower plant
(A version of this article originally appeared on this blog May 29, 2013.) The youngest of Savannah District’s three multipurpose dam and lake projects, Richard B. Russell Dam differs from Hartwell and...
View ArticleJ. Strom Thurmond Dam, then and now
Eight years in the making, the J. Strom Thurmond Dam was a monumental task for engineers and construction workers in the 1940s and ‘50s. Archival footage in this video shows the steps they took to...
View ArticleTiming is everything (except when it’s not)
It’s safe to say the last few months have been good to the basin in terms of rainfall. In May, Hartwell and Thurmond blew their averages out of the water, receiving more than double their normal...
View ArticleSummer heat hits striped bass hard
No one argues that summer heat in the South climbs well above the comfort level – for humans and animals. The beaming August sun makes the cooling waters of the Savannah District’s three reservoirs...
View ArticleThe Spidermen of the Corps
An urgent call comes in. “I understand,” Bill Moeller says. “We’ll be right there.” Moeller and his team suit up and within minutes they’re rappelling down the face of a massive concrete structure...
View ArticleHartwell’s teamwork is a powerful thing
Last week while most folks were winding down for Super Bowl weekend, hydropower staff at Hartwell were gearing up to keep their generators functional. Around lunchtime on Thursday (Jan. 30), Nick Ruff...
View ArticleNew high-water mapping tool offers flooding estimates
In order to help keep Augusta area residents informed on water levels, we created a new online tool that estimates anticipated high-water inundation along the Savannah River through both Augusta,...
View ArticleComp Study ends: Water quality, other concerns, leave drought plan unchanged
Officials here ended the second interim of the Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Study due to inadequate analysis, a lack of full partnership concurrence on the recommendation and insufficient...
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