20 Sep 2019

Gathright Dam’s next pulse release set for Wednesday

COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s fifth water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

28 Aug 2019

Gathright Dam’s fourth pulse release of 2019 set for Sept. 4

COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to carry out the year’s fourth water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Sept. 4. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

9 Aug 2019

Gathright Dam’s third pulse release set for Aug. 14

Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s third water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Aug. 14.

19 Jul 2019

Gathright Dam’s second pulse release of 2019 set for Wednesday

COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to carry out the year’s second water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

21 Jun 2019

Gathright Dam’s first pulse release set for Wednesday

COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s first water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday. It will occur about 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

29 May 2019

USACE announces Gathright Dam pulse release dates for 2019

Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct six pulse releases from the Gathright Dam and Lake Moomaw project near Covington between June and October.

20 Sep 2018

After Florence rainfall, USACE cancels Gathright Dam pulse release

After evaluating the high water flows experienced on the Jackson River during Tropical Storm Florence earlier this week, District water managers made the decision to cancel the pulse release scheduled for Sept. 26 at Gathright Dam.

4 Sep 2018

Corps to perform pulse release from Gathright Dam

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

10 Aug 2018

Corps to conduct second pulse release from Gathright Dam

Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia, are scheduled to conduct a pulse release of water from Lake Moomaw Wednesday, August 15.

25 Jun 2018

Gathright Dam officials cancel first pulse release

Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have canceled Wednesday's pulse release at Gathright Dam.

8 Aug 2016

Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for Wednesday

Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia will conduct a pulse release Wednesday.

18 Jul 2016

Gathright Dam pulse release schedule for Wednesday

Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia will conduct a pulse release Wednesday.

13 Oct 2015

Final Gathright Dam pulse release of 2015 scheduled for Wednesday

Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia will conduct the final pulse release of the year Wednesday. The pulse, conducted by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will begin at approximately 6 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. and will increase levels 3 to 4.5 feet in the Jackson River.

31 Aug 2015

Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for Sept. 2

Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia will conduct a pulse release Wednesday. The pulses will increase levels 3 to 4.5 feet in the Jackson River, and experts advise people who use the river to be aware of the river fluctuations caused by the pulses.

20 Jul 2015

Gathright Dam officials cancel pulse release

Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have canceled Wednesday's pulse release at Gathright Dam. The Norfolk District, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, determined that recent rainfall eliminated the need for the second planned pulse release of the year.

14 Oct 2014

Final Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled tomorrow cancelled

The Norfolk District has cancelled the sixth and final pulse release from Gathright Dam due to heavy rainfall expected in the area over the next 24 to 36 hours.

9 Sep 2014

Fourth Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for tomorrow

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a pulse release beginning at 6 a.m. tomorrow at Gathright Dam.

19 Aug 2014

Third Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for tomorrow

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a pulse release beginning at 6 a.m. tomorrow at Gathright Dam. The release, the third of six scheduled pulses, will increase levels 3 to 4.5 feet in the Jackson River and will end at 1:30 p.m.

13 Jun 2014

Corps and commonweath announce Gathright Dam pulse release dates

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deviate from Gathright Dam’s existing water control plan in order to conduct six pulse releases from June through October 2014.

18 Jul 2013

Gathright Dam ‘pulse release’ to increase Jackson River water flow

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release on Tuesday, July 23, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.