Who is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency that provides quality, responsive engineering service to the nation and is tasked with planning, designing, building, operating water resources and other civil works projects. The Corps also provides design and construction support for defense and other federal agencies. Mission of the San Francisco Bay Model Visitor Center The Bay Model Visitor Center promotes public understanding of the mission for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division by fostering public support and stewardship of the aquatic, historic and cultural environments of the San Francisco Bay region. The center also relates issues via the simulated model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta linking community assets and expanding environmental education. The Bay San Francisco Bay is a dynamic tidal system. Ocean tides enter and leave the Bay twice a day. Between high and low tides, changes in the surface of the water may be as much as 9 feet. The average
