The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are set to raise lakes Washington and Union to the target summer elevation a couple of weeks earlier than normal due to extremely low inflows to Lake Washington. The lake is currently at elevation 21.9 feet, which is typical for early May and consistent with normal annual operation. However, due …
Locals who are down at the Ballard Locks today will have a chance to see the last of the SR 520 Bridge pontoons pass through on their way to Lake Washington. The final three pontoons left Grays Harbor on their way to Seattle on Monday morning behind tugboats Mudcat, Nancy M and Solana. The pontoons are …
The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks is moving steadily towards its 100th anniversary on July 4, 2017, with the aim to complete the Locks Master Plan in time for the celebrations. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the Locks has experienced a decline in funding over the yeas as the facility has deteriorated and traffic …
Last Friday, during the annual maintenance closure of the Ballard Locks, a harbor seal was discovered to be trapped in the empty large lock chamber. Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked in collaboration with marine mammal experts at the National Marine Fisheries Service to safely remove the seal from the lock chamber. Corps …
The team here at My Ballard realized that we hadn’t dedicated a Throwback Thursday post to one of the most popular neighborhood spots, so we thought today would be the perfect time to take a look back at the early years of the Ballard Locks. The black and white photo below, taken in 1913, shows …
According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, yet another super yacht passed through Ballard locks on Tuesday afternoon. The 235-foot Kogo, owned by French/Saudi Arabian billionaire Mansour Ojjeh, was in our ‘hood only a few days after the super yacht “A” left through Ballard Locks en route to California. The Kogo (pictured above) reportedly passed through the locks at …
Update: We have just received word that the small chamber at Ballard Locks will remain closed until 5 p.m. this Friday, April 25. The chamber is not yet ready to open because of further maintenance requirements. Foot traffic is not affected and the large lock will continue around-the-clock operations for vessels. Lock wall staff will …
It is getting to that time of year again when Ballard Locks will be filled with salmon of all shapes and sizes. To prepare for the new season the Army Corps of Engineers is reinstalling four smolt flumes in spillway gates four and five this week. What is a smolt flume and why do they …
Ballard Locks (3015 NW 54th St) have scheduled closures this week on Tuesday, February 4 and Wednesday, February 5 for diver operations. The large lock will be closed from 8 a.m. until noon on Tuesday for a pump plant cofferdam install dive. Divers will be in the water during this period which will prevent the large …
The Ballard Locks will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. while U.S. Navy divers inspect the Adult Salmon Exclusion Structure. The Adult Salmon Exclusion Structure, photo courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the structure, which is immediately upstream of the Locks, prevents salmon …
Boats and pedestrians can once again use the Ballard Locks. A contractor working on the 95-year-old monolith finished work a day earlier than expected. The Locks were closed on Tuesday so a Port Gamble construction company could drive sheet piles adjacent to the wall of the small locks. Over the years water has caused erosion …
Reposted: The Ballard Locks will be closed to all pedestrian traffic today and tomorrow. Vessel traffic will be stopped from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. those two days. The 95-year-old Locks are showing their age. Water has caused erosion along part of the small lock wall creating a scour. “There have been scour problems documented …