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  • That's a Wrap – Black Rock Lock Looks Back on 2024

    (BUFALO, N.Y.) Jan. 17, 2025 – The Black Rock Lock has wrapped up an eventful year, bringing a mix of challenges and achievements for a lock which is over 100 years old. Maintained and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, the Black Rock Lock provides the only means for deep draft commercial vessels to reach delivery ports on the upper Niagara River. It also provides safe navigation by allowing vessels to bypass the rapids on the Niagara River at the outlet of Lake Erie.

  • 13th Annual Ben Sapp Memorial Shed Antler Hunt for Youth at Mark Twain Lake

    January 14, 2025, Mark Twain Lake – Are you looking for a new outdoor adventure? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake in partnership with the Monroe City Whitetails Unlimited Chapter, the Mark Twain Lake Visitors and Educational Resource Center Committee, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Mark Twain State Park are proud to announce the return of the Annual Ben Sapp Memorial Shed Hunt for Youth. This event will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center.

  • Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Presented the Army Engineer Regiment’s highest award

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bestowed one of its highest awards to the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works in a ceremony held at its headquarters today.

  • USACE Vicksburg District extends timeline for publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pearl River Basin, Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project

    Vicksburg, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District announces the publication timeline of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Pearl River Basin, Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project has been extended. This announcement follows a recent trip to Jackson, Mississippi, by Jamie Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, who toured the impacted areas and met with leaders of the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood & Drainage Control District on the important needs of the project.

  • WRDA 2024 authorizes vital Memphis District construction projects

    President Joe Biden signed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA 2024) into law, Jan. 4, 2025.

  • Public invited to attend a meeting about Water Control Manual Updates at Kanopolis and Wilson Reservoirs

    The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on Jan. 29, 2025, to discuss updating the Water Control Manuals for Kanopolis and Wilson dams. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting to learn more about how USACE uses the Water Control Manuals at each of its reservoirs, how updates to the manuals will be accomplished and to provide their input to the technical team. USACE is interested in what physical, social and environmental changes the community has observed around the reservoirs and below the dams since the projects were built.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee rescues kayaker on Caney Fork River

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee played a crucial role in rescuing a kayaker who capsized on the Caney Fork River near Center Hill Dam on Dec. 31, 2024. Kevin Salvilla, Natural Resource Program Manager at Center Hill Lake, responded to the distress call, ensuring the kayaker's safety in challenging conditions.

  • Wilson Lock reopening now planned for June 2025

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has revised the timeline for completion of repairs to the main chamber of Wilson Lock near Florence, with reopening of the lock now estimated in June 2025.

  • Successful ERDC seismic test advances readiness of mass timber shelter

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) took a significant step in transforming contingency construction. In November 2024, researchers conducted a seismic test on an eco-conscious mass timber shelter that highlights the future of relocatable Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) structures.

  • Water Management hosts meeting and tour with ACT stakeholders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Water Management team hosted a meeting and tour with stakeholders on the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa water system on Dec. 16-18, 2024, at various sites along the waterway.