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  • Chalk the Walk Event

    Sutton Lake Rangers Ben Coulter and Rachel Lee held the 2nd Annual Chalk the Walk Event, Saturday September 4th at Bakers Run Campground.

  • Army Corps works to restore Raystown Lake of heavy rain impacts from Hurricane Ida remnants

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is managing the impacts of flooding at Raystown Lake after heavy rains from Hurricane Ida passed through the region from Tuesday, Aug. 31 to Wednesday, Sept. 2. USACE officials are taking precautionary measures to protect the public by implementing temporary closures to some of Raystown Lake’s campgrounds and facilities that rest near the water.

  • Corps of Engineers urges water safety during Labor Day weekend

    Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends of the year at the region’s lakes and rivers.

  • Corps urges public to practice water during Labor Day weekend

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, wants to remind the public to practice water safety near its locks and dams this Labor Day weekend. With the unofficial ‘last’ weekend for water recreation this summer, Corps officials want to avoid water-related deaths or injuries.

  • Lake Life: Preparing for Labor Day Weekend

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lake Life: it’s catchphrase, a lifestyle, a motto and (like so many things) even a hashtag. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District operates 18 lakes across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska and we like to think of ourselves as “Lake Life Coaches”. As the summer comes to an unofficial close this Labor Day weekend, we want to offer water safety tips and Lake Life advice to live by.

  • Nimrod and Blue Mountain Project Offices remind everyone to be water safe this Labor Day weekend

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Nimrod and Blue Mountain Lakes are reminding everyone to practice good water safety habits over the upcoming Labor Day weekend.

  • Boating fun and fundamentals: Pittsburgh District hosts motorboat training

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District hosted a 24-hour Motorboat Operator Training Course at Crooked Creek Lake in Ford City, Pennsylvania.

  • Park rangers teaming up with Nashville Shores on water safety

    HERMITAGE, Tenn. (Aug. 12, 2021) – J. Percy Priest Lake park rangers are teaming up with Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort every Friday for another exciting summer of water safety education. From noon until 2 p.m., rangers hand out orange goodie bags filled with various water safety trinkets and informational pamphlets.

  • Drought, lack of measurable rain drains Willamette Valley reservoirs - Corps hosts info session

    Nearly 50 days without measurable rain, combined with hot, dry conditions, has made reservoir levels in the Willamette Valley the lowest in six years. Additionally, forecasts are not predicting enough precipitation to alleviate the ongoing drought in the Pacific Northwest. To help the public understand the conditions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District will host an info session Thursday, Aug. 5th from 12-1 p.m. to update the public about lake levels and recreation opportunities in its 13 Willamette Valley reservoirs.

  • Army Corps of Engineers promotes water safety this summer season

    Every year about 260 million visits to the more than 400 USACE lake and river projects where