16 Mar 2017

Small businesses get treated at Nashville District’s ‘BOOH’ event

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 16, 2017) – Small businesses were treated to a unique event today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District dubbed “BOOH,” which is not a scary reference to Halloween but is a cute acronym for its first annual Business Opportunities Open House.

3 Aug 2016

Demanding management program sets great expectations

AUGUSTA, Ga. – J. Strom Thurmond Dam currently operates at 98 percent proficiency but its operators are expected to perform above this percentage.

4 Jul 2016

Lightning strike affects operations at Canaveral Lock

A weekend lightning strike at Canaveral Lock will affect boating operations for the early part of this week. Operators with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will be operating the lock on a restricted schedule. Locking operations will be conducted at the top of every hour between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. at the structure, located between the Banana River and Port Canaveral’s west turning basin along Florida’s Space Coast. The Corps advises boaters to plan for potential delays over the next three days, while repairs continue.

24 Jun 2016

USACE officials announce reopening schedule of recreation facilities at Wright Patman Lake

FORT WORTH, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Wright Patman Lake announce reopening of facilities as soon and as safely as possible that were closed from the recent flood events.

27 May 2016

USACE halts gated flood releases from Somerville Dam

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Somerville Lake Dam announce they have suspended all gated flood releases due to the current weather pattern, continuing rains and current Brazos River flows. With the current lake elevation, the roadway across the uncontrolled spillway is inundated and has been closed.

27 May 2016

Corps of Engineers reduce water releases from Canyon Lake through Memorial Day

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives at Canyon Lake have announced they will begin releasing water from the dam at a rate of 400 cubic feet per second today. The outflows will remain at 400cfs through the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority will increase flows to 1,100cfs Monday evening after 7 p.m.

9 Feb 2016

Dedicated workers keep river projects operating during ‘Snowzilla’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 9, 2016) – A handful of dedicated workers are being lauded by Corps of Engineers officials for keeping hydropower plants operating and navigation locks open when snow and ice inundated portions of the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins in January.

9 Nov 2015

2015 Water Control Operations/Dam Safety Meeting

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake has announced plans for a public workshop to be

14 Apr 2015

Nashville District plots to improve processes with geospatial data

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 14, 2015) – A group of park rangers, regulators and engineering technicians took a class April 6-10 to learn the basics of collecting and analyzing geospatial data for natural resource management and the protection of the nation’s waterways.

11 Dec 2014

USACE Galveston District awards contract options for Matagorda Ship Channel dredging

GALVESTON, Texas (Dec. 11, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded three contract options in the amount of $4.3 million to Orion Marine Construction Inc. for dredging of additional reaches of the Matagorda Ship Channel in Matagorda and Calhoun counties, Texas.