Herbert Hoover Dike Project Branch
USACE Jacksonville District hosts field trip to Herbert Hoover Dike construction sites
Dam Safety officials from across the US attend conference in South Florida
Jacksonville District team members highlighted the challenges and successes of the Herbert Hoover Dike rehabilitation during the Association of Dam Safety Officials 2009 national conference in Hollywood, Fla., Sept. 27–Oct. 1.
 Nearly 800 dam safety professionals from across the United States and Canada attended the conference where over 90 technical presentations, a large storyboard forum, a sold-out exhibit show and a featured field trip to the Herbert Hoover Dike, made the conference an educational experience to remember.
Geotech’s Jacob Davis hosted both a session on HHD Seepage Remedial Design Concepts and a story-board display on the same topic. Our Chief of Engineering Division, Steve Duba, presented an HHD overview to a packed audience. [More...]
Section of Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail closes temporarily
An eastern section of the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail is temporarily closed until further notice while construction continues on the Herbert Hoover Dike. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed the trail for 22 miles from Port Mayaca to Belle Glade while three construction crews install cutoff wall within the dike to prevent erosion. Local access to the lake is permitted.
“Safeguarding the public is our highest priority – that’s the number one reason we’re rehabilitating the dike,” said Ingrid Bon, project manager for the Herbert Hoover Dike Project. “While this construction is ongoing, we also want to ensure the safest conditions possible at these work sites – not only for the public, but for the workers there, too.”
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History of the Herbert Hoover Dike
 The first embankments around Lake Okeechobee were constructed by local interest from sand and muck, circa 1915. Hurricane tides overtopped the original embankments in 1926 and 1928, resulting in over 2,500 deaths.
The River and Harbor Act of 1930 authorized the construction of 67.8 miles of levee along the south shore of the lake and 15.7 miles along the north shore. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the levees between 1932 and 1938.
A major hurricane in 1947 prompted the need for additional flood and storm damage reduction work. As a result, Congress passed the Flood Control Act of 1948 authorizing the first phase of the Central and South Florida (C&SF) Project, a comprehensive plan to provide flood and storm damage reduction and other water control benefits in central & south Florida. The new dike system was completed in the late 1960’s and named the Herbert Hoover Dike.
The dike system consists of 143 miles of levee with 19 culverts, hurricane gates and other water control structures.
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