7 Jul 2015

Corps of Engineers announces Mile Point groundbreaking

More than 70 local, state and federal officials kicked off construction at Helen Cooper Floyd Park in Jacksonville today, July 7, 2015, during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Mile Point navigation project. The project will help improve navigation on the St. Johns River, increasing commerce efficiencies.

7 Jul 2015

Army Engineer Memorial Scholar honored at Jennings Randolph Lake

Baltimore District. Army Engineer Memorial Award presented to high school scholar at Jennings Randolph Lake.

7 Jul 2015

Corps awards $2.1 million contract for maintenance dredging of Menemsha Creek in Chilmark, Aquinnah

CONCORD, Mass. – A portion of the Menemsha Creek Federal navigation project (FNP) in Aquinnah and

7 Jul 2015

Corps of Engineers requests public comment on draft Cache River Watershed Management Plan

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 7, 2015 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District, requests comments from the public on a draft Cache River Watershed Management Plan.

7 Jul 2015

NR 15-025: Old Hickory Lock closing for maintenance July 14 - Aug. 4, 2015

OLD HICKORY, TENN., (July 7, 2015) – Old Hickory Lock is closing July 14 to Aug. 4, 2015 to all public access, including navigational traffic, for dewatering and maintenance.

7 Jul 2015

Draft supplemental EA for Deroin Bend chute repairs available for review

A draft supplemental environmental assessment for repairs to Deroin Bend chute in Holt County, Missouri between Missouri River miles 519 to 517 is currently available for public review. The draft supplemental EA evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing damage to the chute that occurred during the 2011 Missouri River flood. Comments must be postmarked or received no later than August 3, 2015.

7 Jul 2015

Missouri River Basin runoff remains above normal due to widespread rainfall

Runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa for the month of June was 6.8 million acre feet (MAF), 125 percent of normal. The 2015 runoff forecast is 26.6 MAF, 105 percent of normal. Average annual runoff is 25.2 MAF. June precipitation was above normal across much of the Missouri River Basin, most notably in the western Dakotas, eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming. Heavy rain also fell in eastern Nebraska, northeastern Kansas and much of Missouri.

7 Jul 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-48 TD 2015-16 Revised Joint Notice on 2015 Scheduled Lock Closures

MKARNS - Tulsa and Little Rock Districts are scheduling maintenance closures of the following locks: Webber Falls L&D (Aug 30-Sep 04)Inspect miter gates; Murray L&D (Aug 30-Sep 04) Inspect miter gates; Montgomery Point L&D* (Aug 24- Sep 30) Replace miter gate gudgeon pins. * The navigation pass will be open if tailwater > 115 ft.

6 Jul 2015

Carlyle Lake Update and Weekend Activities; July 6

As of 12:00 p.m. on Monday July 6, 2015, the pool elevation at Carlyle Lake was 454.34 feet, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), with a release rate of approximately 5,000 cubic feet of water per second (cfs). The inflow for Sunday July 5, 2015 was approximately 5,600 day second feet (dsf). With current precipitation, the lake crested at 454.40 feet NGVD on July 5, 2014. The targeted summer pool is 445.0 feet NGVD. Carlyle Lake is currently working as designed to lessen flooding on downstream sections of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers.

6 Jul 2015

Jennings Randolph Lake hosts 2nd annual Water Safety Festival

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake, in partnership with the Maryland and