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  • Record water levels set, watching spring

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that Lakes Michigan, Huron, St. Clair and Erie set new monthly mean water level records for April 2020, which were previously set in 1985 or 1986. All of the lakes are either in their period of seasonal rise or are reaching their peak, as we continue into the late spring and summer. Although the end of April brought heavy rainfall to some areas of the basin, the month as a whole was quite dry for the Great Lakes region. During the spring, water levels typically rise on the Great Lakes due to increased rainfall and runoff. In the coming months, water levels are projected to continue to be near or above record high water levels on all of the lakes, except Lake Ontario. Significant erosion and flooding continues in many locations as water levels remain extremely high.

  • Louisville District’s day use areas set to reopen in Indiana May 15

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s Corps-managed day use recreational areas (such as hiking trails, tailwater fishing areas, restrooms and small picnic shelters with limited capacity) will reopen Friday, May 15 in alignment with the State of Indiana’s reopening plan.

  • NR 20-012: Closure of Bell Road scheduled at J. Percy Priest Dam

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2020) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam is closing 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, May 18-20, 2020, for routine operational maintenance.

  • Louisville District’s day use areas set to reopen in Ohio May 15

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s Corps-managed day use recreational areas (such as hiking trails, tailwater fishing areas, restrooms and small picnic shelters with limited capacity) will reopen Friday, May 15 in alignment with the State of Ohio’s reopening plan.

  • Mobile District Extends Campground Reservation Cancellations at North Georgia locations to May 31

    With the ongoing presence of COVID-19 in North Georgia still a public health and safety concern to federal operations in the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today that our recreation areas at Lake Sidney Lanier, Allatoona Lake, and Carters Lake will be extending campground reservation cancellations through Sunday, May 31.

  • USACE/NMSU Professionals Publish Joint Article

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New Mexico State University professionals published a Joint Paper which was released on May 12, 2020. The article, Sustainability management of short-lived freshwater fish in human-altered ecosystems should focus on adult survival, was published by PLOS ONE, a nonprofit research publisher located in the United Kingdom.

  • Statement Regarding Reopening Of Wilmington District Facilities

    During the COVID19 pandemic several of The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District recreational areas at W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir, Falls Lake, B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake, John H. Kerr Reservoir and Philpot Lake have been closed. Several boat ramps and day use areas have since opened, with limited facilities, as conditions permitted.

  • Bellwood Manor House set for $3.28M renovation

    NORFOLK, Va. – The historic Bellwood Manor House at Defense Supply Center Richmond is getting a face-lift. Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $3.28 million contract to Facility Support Services for renovation of the house, which was built between 1790 and 1804 and is listed as a national and state landmark.

  • 20-022 Lower Granite to begin Summer Crossing Hours in June

    Clarkston, Wash. –Lower Granite Lock and Dam will be starting their summer hours for public dam crossing the weekend of June 5-7.

  • Corps Modifies Woodcock Lake Park Operations for 2020 Recreation Season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is informing the public that select facilities at Woodcock Lake Park in Saegertown, Pennsylvania will open for the 2020 summer recreation season Memorial Day weekend.