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OMAHA, NB - The 2024 test flow from Fort Peck Dam was the first in a series of test flows intended to comply with the 2018 Biological Opinion. The test flow began April 26 with an initial flow peak in early May and a second flow peak in late June. Following the second peak there still was no indication of spawning by the three female pallid sturgeon present downstream of the dam. Because there had been no indication of spawning behavior following completion of the second peak or from fish assessments via ultrasound conducted July 2-3, normal...
Omaha, NE - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced approval of the Garrison Dam Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota Shoreline Management Plan. The plan establishes policy and furnishes guidelines for the protection and preservation of the desirable environmental characteristics of Lake Sakakawea shoreline. It includes the permitting process for the public, private dock areas, vegetative management, shoreline zoning designations and maps. In alignment with applicable federal laws, directives and policies, the plan is a guide to...
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a draft environmental impact statement for proposed test releases from Fort Peck Dam, Montana for the benefit of federally endangered pallid sturgeon. The draft EIS identifies and compares several alternatives and outlines in detail, the preferred alternative for assessing test flow capacity from Fort Peck Dam, to promote growth and survival of pallid sturgeon during the free swimming juvenile stage prior to their...
