• Joly assumes command of USACE Mobile District

    Col. Sebastien P. Joly assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District during a change of command ceremony presided by Brigadier General Diana M. Holland, South Atlantic Division Commander, on June 29, 2018, at the Renaissance Riverview Hotel in Mobile, Ala.
  • Corps to step up Gavins Point releases

    OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division has announced plans to step up releases from Gavins Point Dam. Gavins Point releases were reduced from 44,000 to 24,000 cfs in mid-June due to high flows downstream of the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system. “Gavins Point releases will be stepped up over several days in the coming week as downstream flows drop off, reaching approximately 50,000 cfs by early to mid-July,” said John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division. “Due to the amount of water in storage, releases from all of the System dams will be maintained at higher-than-average rates over the next several months.”
  • PSA – Army Corps adds cautionary buoys to warn boaters of construction zone near Poplar Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is urging boaters in the Chesapeake Bay to steer clear of ongoing construction activities and submerged rocks marked by cautionary buoys near Poplar Island during the fourth of July weekend’s expected increase in boating activities.
  • Staying Safe during the Upcoming July 4

    WILIMINGTON, N.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District announced today at W. Kerr
  • DeLapp says farewell to the Corps and the U.S. Army

    Mobile, Alabama – As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District and the South Atlantic Division paid tribute to Col. James DeLapp during a retirement dinner, DeLapp took the opportunity to reflect on his 24 years of service to his nation.
  • Draft EA for surplus water use at Lewis and Clark Lake, NE available for public comment

    A draft environmental assessment for a surplus water request at Lewis and Clark Lake in Nebraska is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the use of surplus water and the environmental impacts of installing and operating a water intake structure to withdraw 1.33 acre-feet per year for domestic use on private property. Comments must be received or postmarked by July 30, 2018.
  • Draft EA for surplus water use at Lake Francis Case, SD available for public comment

    A draft environmental assessment for a surplus water request at Lake Francis Case in South Dakota is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the use of surplus water and the environmental impacts of replacing aging infrastructure to allow an additional 3,358 acre-feet to be used for municipal purposes by the Randall Community Water District (RCWD). Comments must be received or postmarked by July 30, 2018.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 18-37 Caution Advisory NM 180

    MKARNS - Mariners are advised that a shoal has been reported in the vicinity of NM 180, approximately 3 miles upstream of Arthur V. Ormond Lock & Dam (No. 9).
  • Hensley and Eastman lakes experiencing algae blooms, caution advised

    SACRAMENTO, California – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s Hensley Lake, and
  • Corps of Engineers to conduct recreational carrying capacity study at Raystown Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District will conduct a recreational carrying capacity study at Raystown Lake from June 29 through September 3.