https://www.nad.usace.army.mil North Atlantic Division News Releases RSS Feed en-us Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:35:00 GMT Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:35:05 GMT https://www.nad.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2741954/army-corps-updates-water-release-schedule-at-francis-e-walter-dam/ The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2021 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan. The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be scheduled if enough water storage is accumulated in the reservoir. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Mar/17/2002602459/115/75/0/200523-A-A1403-378.JPG' alt='Francis E. Walter Dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operates as a system in conjunction with Beltzville Dam, located in Lehighton PA, to reduce flooding in the downstream communities along the Lehigh River. Since its construction, the F.E. Walter Dam has prevented more than $245 million in flood damages to the Lehigh River Valley.' /> <br /> Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:35:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nad.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2741954/army-corps-updates-water-release-schedule-at-francis-e-walter-dam/ Dams U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division