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  • Raystown Lake Announces Road Opening for Spring Gobbler Season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake announces the opening of the following access road beginning Saturday, Apr. 21 through Saturday, May 31 for Spring Gobbler season.

  • Mississippi River Commission Schedules High-Water Inspection Trip

    VICKSBURG, Miss., April 4, 2018 -- The Mississippi River Commission will conduct the Memphis District portion of its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River April 16-17, 2018. Two public meetings in the Memphis District are scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues. The meeting places, dates and times are as follows: • April 16 9 a.m. New Madrid, Missouri (City Front) • April 17 9 a.m. Memphis, Tennessee (Beale Street Landing)

  • USACE awards additional $140.5 million for power grid restoration efforts in Puerto Rico

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it will provide additional resources to further support emergency power restoration by increasing the value of an existing contract. The additional FEMA funds raise the PowerSecure Inc., contract amount by $140.5 million. The contract was originally awarded October 19, 2017. Additional funds bring the total amount of the contract to $510.6 million and enable continued restoration efforts into May.

  • John Hay Recreation Area Closing

    East Hannibal, Illinois-John Hay Recreation Area located across the river from Hannibal, Missouri, off Highway 106 near East Hannibal, Illinois will be closed on Wednesday, 11 April 2018 for a duration of up to eight weeks.

  • Corps of Engineers releases Sweetwater Creek tentative flood risk management plan for public, agency review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, released a tentatively selected flood risk management plan for the Sweetwater Creek Watershed in Georgia for public and agency review, April 6.

  • Public comments requested for Clinton Lake Master Plan

    LAWRENCE, Kan. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requests comments and feedback on the draft Clinton Lake Master Plan. Comments for this plan will be accepted through Apr. 12, 2018.

  • Boaters Can Earn $75 Cash

    Clarence Cannon Dam & Mark Twain Lake - You can earn $75.00 for approximately two hours of your time

  • Comments sought on plan to unload dredged material from Corps Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on plans to unload 500,000 cubic yards of dredged material from Corps Island, near river mile 799 of the Upper Mississippi River.

  • Fort Pierce shore protection project operations to start soon

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced that dredging operations related to the Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project will start mid-April. The project will place 385,000 cubic yards of sand on just under one mile of eroded beach in St. Lucie County. Sand placement will start immediately adjacent to the Fort Pierce Inlet South Jetty and move southward.

  • IWR’s Dr. Langsdale Supports L.A. District’s Risk Communication Efforts to Levee Sponsors

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.  Many of IWR’s employees take advantage of opportunities to serve in other