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  • USACE announces four Illinois coastal communities as recipient of beneficial use of dredged materials pilot project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in December 2018 that four Illinois communities will be the recipient of a very competitive USACE pilot program for the beneficial use of dredged materials.

  • Army Corps of Engineers announces to hold workshop on plans for the future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an interactive

  • 19-015 Bennington Lake road access reopens

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers reopened vehicle access on Reservoir Road, leading to Bennington Lake, according to operations officials at Mill Creek Dam and Bennington Lake, located on the east side of Walla Walla, Washington.

  • Corps announces spring turkey hunts for Bussey Point on Thurmond Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host three draw-turkey hunts in the Bussey

  • Wallisville Lake Project meeting scheduled March 12

    WALLISVILLE, Texas (February 22, 2019) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Wallisville Lake Project Office will host a public meeting to provide information and receive public input for its Master Plan revision for the Wallisville Lake Project. The meeting is scheduled for March 12 from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Whites Park Community Center, 222 White Park Rd, Wallisville, Texas 77597. The meeting will begin with a presentation, followed by an open house for attendees to view current project maps, ask questions and provide comments about the project and future land use classification.

  • Army Corps to make repairs on Chesapeake City Bridge

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District announced repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge will begin late March 2019 and is expected to be completed by late June 2019.  

  • Corps projects reduce damages by +$1 Billion in fiscal 2018

    PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed Congress this week that its flood risk

  • Corps takes action to lower Lake Okeechobee in advance of wet season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will increase flows from Lake Okeechobee to stem the recent rise in water levels and to reduce the probability of high-volume releases during the wet season. The Corps will use Additional Operational Flexibility as defined by the 2008 Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule to increase flows for the next three weeks. Starting Saturday, February 23, and continuing for the next 21 days, the Corps will release water to the Caloosahatchee estuary at an average rate of 1,800 cubic feet per second from the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam, and to the St. Lucie estuary from the St. Lucie Lock and Dam (S-80) at an average rate of 500 cubic feet per second. Additional runoff from rain in the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie basins could occasionally result in flows that exceed one or both targets.

  • Corps releases Wolastoq Watershed Assessment, Management Plan for Meduxnekeag River Subbasin

    CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, in consultation with its

  • Landslide Identified at Enid Lake

    Vicksburg, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District identified a landslide at Enid Lake in Mississippi Feb. 20 and detected additional movement on the landslide Feb. 22. The landslide occurred on a ramp near Enid Dam Road and was caused by the ramp’s steep slope and recent rainfall events. The Enid Lake area has received approximately five inches of rainfall within the last 48 hours. After thorough inspection, Vicksburg District personnel determined that the landslide on the ramp is superficial, causing no degradation to the dam or to bank stabilization around the lake.