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  • USACE announces release plans at Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs

    OMAHA, Neb – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that maximum combined releases are not expected to exceed 200 cubic feet per second this year. Significant rainfall could necessitate higher release levels.

  • South Fork Recreation Area Open for Public Use

    Mark Twain Lake, April 1, 2021 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake announces that the South Fork Recreation Area will re-open for public use on April 3, 2021. Visitors are encouraged to use caution when traveling in the area, as heavy equipment operation and material hauling will be occurring along the primary access road within the area. Visitors should expect minor periodic delays due to required traffic controls for public safety purposes.

  • J. Strom Thurmond Lake Announces 2021 Campground Openings

    The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, J. Strom Thurmond Lake has announced the 2021 operations schedule for campgrounds.

  • J. Strom Thurmond Resumes Recreation Fee Collection

    The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced today it will resume day-use and boat launching fee collection at Thurmond Lake beginning April 2nd and will no longer accept cash at these areas.

  • 21-015 McNary Lock and Dam to resume use of laser, test acoustic device to deter birds and protect salmon

    UMATILLA, Ore. – The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will resume use of bird deterring lasers, and will be testing a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) to prevent birds from preying on endangered juvenile salmon passing through McNary Dam.

  • NR 21-17: Lake Cumberland campgrounds set to reopen for recreation season

    SOMERSET, Ky. (March 31, 2021) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that campgrounds at Lake Cumberland in South Central Kentucky are set to reopen for the recreation season.

  • NR 21-16: Nashville District campgrounds impacted in Cumberland River Basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 31, 2021) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville announces that high water at its lakes has impacted some campgrounds in the Cumberland River Basin that will delay their scheduled opening dates.

  • Norfolk District’s site assessment for FEMA assists Virginia vaccination center opening

    A multidisciplinary team from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an assessment of a local site for conversion into a federally supported community vaccination center here last week.

  • New York District’s Surveys Team Leads The Way For Innovative Remote Data Collection

    NEW JERSEY- Anyone who knows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) mission understands the organization does a lot of remote data collection surveying. The robust and demanding USACE survey and geospatial mission can take survey technicians to some treacherous terrain, not to mention desolate locations both on and offshore. The survey teams experience a variety of challenges ranging from location to accessibility to environmental conditions. The arsenal of traditional imaging and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) surveying tools such as those attached to vessels, vehicles, or totable on humans have their limitations. These limitations have energized the New York District’s survey team to advance beyond traditional methods by commencing deployment of piloted unmanned aerial survey drones.

  • JAPAN DISTRICT ENGINEERS SELECTED FOR ELITE TRAINING

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Japan District is proud to announce that three JED team members have been selected to take part in the USACE Leadership Development Level 3 Program as part of the class of 2022.