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  • Flannagan Hidden Gem: Day for fishing, tours of dam

    Perched on the balcony of an intake tower that's 10 stories high, visitors Saturday got an uncommon view of a place one tour guide called a hidden gem. "People in Dickenson County don't really realize what we've got here," said Jackie Mullins, who volunteers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns and manages the flood control facility. He remembers when it first opened back in 1964.

  • Earnest named Nashville District Employee of the Month for March 2017

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2017) – William Earnest, maintenance worker at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Lake Cumberland in Somerset, Ky., is the employee of the month for March 2017.

  • Corps of Engineers provides additional floodfighting assistance to local authorities

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 9, 2017 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues its Phase II floodfight activities in the Cairo area, the Reelfoot-Obion area, the Missouri area, and the White River area. Employees are mobilized, conducting patrols each day from 7 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., checking the condition of levees and other flood protection structures and looking for problems like water seepage under levees. In addition to these floodfight activities, the Memphis District has provided materiel assistance to local communities and flood control organizations to aid them in their floodfighting efforts. The items provided were sandbags that are used to build retainer walls or to help combat sand boils, portable pumps to remove water from flooded areas, and plastic poly sheeting to cover levees and help minimize levee slides and erosion.

  • 17-061 Corps districts team up to provide sandbags and “super sacks” to Idaho Office of Emergency Management for flood response

    BOISE, Idaho – Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts teamed up to provide flood-fight resources to help the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM) respond to flooding in local areas. Walla Walla District Emergency management personnel are providing 100,000 “regular” sandbags to IOEM, and also coordinated with the Corps’ Seattle District to provide 1,000 larger “super sacks.” Both the sandbags and super sacks are being sent to IOEM at Gowan Field in Boise.While regular sandbags weigh about 30 pounds when filled with sand, and can be carried by one person, the larger super sacks being deployed hold 1.4-cubic yards of sand and must be moved by heavy equipment such as a front end loader after being filled. Each 1.4-cubic yard super sack is equal to more than 200 regular sandbags. When filled with sand, 1.4-cubic-yard super sacks weigh about 5,000 pounds.

  • 17-060 Corps sends technical assistance team to evaluate flood risk in Idaho’s Blaine County

    BLAINE COUNTY, Idaho – A three-person team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District Headquarters deployed today to provide technical assistance to Blaine County emergency managers as they respond to high flow conditions in the Snake River there, according to Corps emergency management officials at the District headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington.

  • Project to map groundwater aquifers will have you looking in the sky

    As part of the environmental investigation process for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District at the former Atlas "D" Missile Site 4, a contractor will be mapping geologic structures beneath the ground surface for further study results.

  • CORPS CLOSES SPILLWAY GATES AT NORFORK DAM, CONTINUES RELEASES THOUGH GENERATORS

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers will close the spillway gates at Norfork Dam at noon today but will continue releasing firm power through the turbine generators, about 5,400 cubic feet per second. The current lake elevation is 577.2.

  • Lake Shelbyville to host Pack the Park at Forest W. “Bo” Wood

    Camping season is finally upon us. To celebrate, Lake Shelbyville, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide free camping during Pack the Park at Forest W. “Bo” Wood Campground on May 11-13, 2017. Campsites will be available on a first come, first served basis Thursday through Saturday night. Paid camping will resume on Sunday, May 14.

  • High Water at Lake Shelbyville

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville has reported high water conditions at the lake. The pool elevation has risen to 11.39 feet above normal summer pool (599.7 feet referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD). The level as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9 was 611.09 feet NVGD and the discharge rate was 1,900 cubic feet per second (cfs). Lake Shelbyville is expected to crest on Thursday, May 11, at 612.5 feet NGVD. This is based on the current discharge rate with no additional precipitation.

  • Waterway groups gather for first LockFest!

    The Pittsburgh District and its waterways partners are hosting the first ever water safety LockFest 2017. At the event, attendees will learn how to lock through navigation facilities and watch live locking demonstrations, discover water safety tips, talk to tow operators, brush up on boating regulations, and gain knowledge on how to navigate our rivers safely. Bobber, the Water Safety Dog will attend and exhibits from our partners will be available.