U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Seeks $34M to Repair Storm Damage

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In managing last year's floods, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District estimates it prevented $681 million in damage to 16,000 downstream structures.

But recreational areas and other lands maintained by the Corps sustained $34.5 million in damage from the June and July rainfall that ranged from 10 to 45 inches across the Arkansas and Red River basins, raising water flow rates as high as 300,000 cubic feet per second in 40 of the district's 50 managed flood pools. Unlike civilian claims, those needs may not be met by federal flood insurance programs.

The Corps is seeking supplementary funds to repair those losses, augmented by $135,000 in damage from …