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  • NR 21-23: Select passes get extension; pick up updated month sticker

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 24, 2021) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District reminds customers and visitors that have USACE Annual Day Use and America the Beautiful Annual Passes are eligible for an extension.

  • The Transatlantic Division kick-starts Motorcycle Safety Month

    WINCHESTER, Va. - May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This coincides with the beginning of

  • Corps of Engineers to begin St. Joseph emergency dredging in June

    DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin St. Joseph Harbor emergency dredging early June, expediting the process to restore critical navigation. The Corps of Engineers identified a shoal restricting the channel depth during this year’s annual channel survey. In some areas the restriction was as little as 13 feet below low water datum, effectively closing the inner harbor to commercial navigation. “This is a true team effort,” said Detroit District Project Manager Alicia Smith. “We worked with Congressman Fred Upton’s office, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the City of St. Joseph and local sponsors to award this contract in an expedited manner to restore critical navigation.”

  • Cheatham Lock helps fuel Middle Tennessee in wake of pipeline shutdown

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 24, 2021) – With the recent shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District opened up Cheatham Lock despite restrictions during scheduled maintenance so barges destined to fuel Middle Tennessee could navigate up the Cumberland River to Nashville terminals.

  • Army Corps of Engineers promotes water safety this summer season

    (Chicago, IL) – Warmer weather is here and that means millions of Americans will be planning visits to our nation’s lakes and rivers. As the steward of many of these public waters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors of the importance of practicing safe, sensible, and thoughtful activities in and around the water.

  • Sam Rayburn Reservoir to begin surcharge operations

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District Officials, in keeping with its flood risk reduction charter, announce today that beginning on May 24 surcharge operations at Sam Rayburn Reservoir will begin. Sam Rayburn continues to receive floodwater runoff from recent storms and is currently operating in the surcharge pool with an elevation of 173.26 feet as of 1:30 p.m. Normal pool elevation is 164.40 feet and top of flood pool is 173 feet. Area above 173 feet is operating into the surcharge pool with top of labyrinth spillway at 176 feet.

  • USACE and City of Texarkana announce Wright Patman Lake Ultimate Rule Curve review process

    Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and City of Texarkana, Texas Officials announced today the initiation of the Wright Patman Lake Ultimate Rule Curve (URC) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process.

  • USACE participates in SWORD Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the AFRL Space Warfighting Operations Research & Development Laboratory (SWORD) was held May 20, 2021, on Kirtland Air Force Base.

  • Prime Power Soldiers assist San Carlos Irrigation Project

    Soldiers with Alpha Company, 249th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, known as Prime Power, have deployed for a unique training mission with the Los Angeles District in Arizona.

  • Public health information concerning harmful algae in Kansas City District Lake

    The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively responding to a potentially toxic blue-green algae bloom at Pomme de Terre Lake.