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  • USACE waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees at recreation areas nationwide in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on Jan. 20, 2025.

  • USACE waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at more

  • Raystown Lake announces access opportunities for Canada geese hunting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District announces the opening of multiple recreation areas for Canada geese hunting only. The following recreation areas will be open from January 31 – February 22, 2025: Bay Drive in Seven Points, Seven Points Beach, Tatman Run Beach, and Weaver Falls Recreation Area. Signs with maps will be posted in designated hunting zones.

  • Below-average runoff and reservoir storage expected for the Missouri River Mainstem System in 2025

    For the 2024 calendar year, Missouri River basin runoff above Sioux City, Iowa totaled 23.3 million acre-feet, 91% of average. Dry conditions continue to affect the upper Missouri River Basin at the start of the 2025 calendar year, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forecasting below-average runoff into the mainstem reservoir system. For 2025, runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa is forecast to be 20.2 MAF, 79% of average.

  • Eagle Watch at Case-Halstead Library

    Eagle Watch, a collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Carlyle Lake Project and Case-Halstead Public Library, will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The World Bird Sanctuary will present two "All About Eagles" programs, one at 9:30 a.m. and another at 10:30 a.m., featuring a live bald eagle and offering a closer look at the fascinating nature of this iconic species.

  • Shenango Soaring: Army Corps invites bird enthusiasts to fifth annual Eagle Fest

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, in partnership with the Shenango River Watchers, will host the fifth annual Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake, Jan. 11.

  • USACE Nashville District awards contracts for Old Hickory tornado recovery

    Near the one-year anniversary of the EF-2 tornado that severely damaged Old Hickory Lock & Dam and the Rockland Recreation area on Dec. 9, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has awarded two contracts to rebuild and restore facilities affected by the tornado.

  • USACE announces temporary closure of Big Coon Campground

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close the Big Coon Campground on Gillham Lake from Dec. 6, 2024, through Feb. 28, 2025, for routine maintenance.

  • USACE announces new management of select day-use areas in Green River Area

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District announces new management of day-use areas at select sites for the 2025 recreation season at the following lakes in the Green River Area, which includes Green River Lake in Campbellsville, Barren River Lake in Glasgow and Nolin River Lake in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

  • Gavins Point Dam releases reduced to winter release rate

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began reducing the Gavins Point releases to the winter release rate on Nov. 23 with the navigation flow support season ending on Dec. 1 at St. Louis. “Releases from Gavins Point Dam are being reduced to the 12,000 cubic feet per second winter release rate by mid-December,” said John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division. “We will closely monitor river conditions, and releases will be adjusted to the extent practical to lessen the impacts of river ice formation on stages in the lower river.” Releases were at 32,000 cfs prior to the reductions.