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  • Some of Abiquiu Lake Recreation Area to close for the season

    ABIQUIU, N.M. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District announced today that beginning

  • USACE announces Notice of Availability to Lease land at Pikes Ridge Campground Area at Green River Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District announces a Notice of Availability (NOA) to Lease Pikes Ridge Recreation Area at Green River Lake in Campbellsville, Kentucky.

  • USACE announces Notices of Availability (NOA) to Lease land at Cave Creek and North Fork Multipurpose Recreation Areas at Rough River Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District announces two Notices of Availability (NOA) land lease opportunities at Rough River Lake in Kentucky.

  • Virtual Missouri River water management public meetings set for April

    Two meetings to hear from the public about planned operation of the Missouri River Mainstem System will be held the first week in April.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, announces partial closure of campgrounds, beaches ahead of 2025 recreation season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, which oversees operations of numerous Flood Risk Management and recreation sites throughout the Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins, will close several campgrounds and beaches due to staffing shortages that will prohibit the safe operations of these facilities ahead of the 2025 recreation season.

  • Spring Missouri River public meetings to be virtual

    Virtual meetings on Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir system operations are in the process of being scheduled. Meeting dates and times will be announced as the details are finalized. In-person public meetings on Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir system operations, which were scheduled for March 19, 31 and April 2 have been canceled.

  • Cordell Hull Lake volunteers and USACE honored with Public Lands Partner Award

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cordell Hull Lake, and the Upper Cumberland Southern Off Road Bicycle Association (UCSORBA) were recently recognized with the Public Lands Partner Award at the 2025 Public Lands Alliance Convention and Annual Trade Show.

  • FREE boating safety courses to be offered at Mississippi River Project Office

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is offering free boating safety education classes at the Mississippi River Project Office near Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. These courses are designed to equip boaters of all experience levels with essential safety knowledge before heading out on the water. Classes will be offered April 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and are open to anyone 11 or older. While no on-the-water training is provided, the classroom-based instruction covers key boating safety principles. Boaters 12 and older who successfully complete the course and pass the final exam will receive an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Boat Safety Certification, which is recognized in both Illinois and Iowa.

  • Temporary Art Exhibit on Display at Illinois Waterway Visitor Center

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is hosting a temporary art exhibit at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center located at 950 N. 27th Road in Ottawa, Illinois, now through June 1. The exhibit is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to the public. Reversing Course: The Illinois River in 1900 and Today compares black-and-white photos from 1894 to 1928 with color photographs created by Watershed Cairns® artists Libby Reuter and Joshua Rowan from 2018 to 2022. Historic and contemporary maps pinpoint the locations of the photos at eleven sites along the Illinois River. Labels placed between the paired images help to highlight the economic and ecological changes along the river over the past 120 years.

  • Gavins Point releases increasing for navigation flow support; Upper basin runoff stays below average

    The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. February runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 1.0 million acre-feet, 91% of average. “Runoff into the reservoir system was slightly below average for the month of February and conditions across most of the basin remain dry,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division.