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  • Questions about Willow Creek Dam? The Corps has answers.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites members of the public to attend a town hall meeting about Willow Creek Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Heppner, Oregon. The Corps will be joined by state and local officials from the Oregon Health Authority and Morrow County Health Department for a brief presentation, followed by questions from the public.

  • Raystown Lake Deer Management Assistance Program coupons available

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake announces the enrollment of project lands in the

  • Corps and State to host public meetings to discuss Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana are hosting a series of public meetings to discuss the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project. Meetings will begin with a 30-minute open house, followed by a 30-minute formal presentation, and ending with an open question and answer session.

  • Norfolk District awards $20.3 million contract for Sandbridge Beach storm protection

    Although not even officially summer, the city of Virginia Beach and Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are already preparing for winter. The district has awarded the Sandbridge Hurricane Protection and Beach Renourishment project contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company.

  • International team visits Tennessee for water development initiative

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2019) – An international team from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam visited the Tennessee and Cumberland River Systems last week at the invitation of the United States in support of water development in the Lower Mekong River Basin.

  • Commander's Coin

    Ashley Stephens and Nathan White (unavailable for photo) were awarded the Commander's Coin for Excellence to recognize their effective working relationships with the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) that resulted in securing permission to move forward with demolition of four structures within the Town of Martin prior to updating the Programmatic Agreement.

  • Mosul Dam Task Force celebrates mission completion

    When a heavy downpour the morning of June 15, 2019, dumped even more water into the 32 billion gallons already in the reservoir of Iraq’s Mosul Dam, it didn’t faze the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) staff, the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) employees, or the Italian Contractors working inside and on top of the dam, because they knew that despite record rainfalls this past Winter, Mosul Dam was standing strong. In fact, the rain was a welcomed addition to the day because it cooled down the entire valley a few hours prior to the arrival of several dignitaries, including U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew H. Tueller, Iraq Minister of Water Resources Jamal Abbas al-Adili, and Italian Ambassador to Iraq Bruno Pasquino, who were travelling to Mosul Dam to formally recognize the conclusion of the largest drilling and grouting project currently in the world, and to celebrate the full return of the drilling and grouting operations back to the Iraqis.

  • Mosul Dam Task Force members earn awards

    Seven members of the Mosul Dam Task Force (MDTF) in Northern Iraq received Army Commendation Medals for their work providing engineering excellence to the Government of Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) and the during a ceremony that took place June 14, 2019, at the Mosul Dam Project site in Iraq.

  • Weekly Missouri Basin flood response update for key stakeholders - June 13

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency and water management officials held a call June 13 to communicate to Midwest Congressional representatives, Tribal, state and local government officials (including levee sponsors and emergency managers) an update of current runoff conditions, system storage and a status of flooding response and recovery activities.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 19-37 Notice of Lock Closure-Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock (No.12) NM 256.8

    MKARNS - Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock (No. 12) NM 256.8 is closed to navigation due to silt and debris interfering with operation of the lock’s miter gates.