8 Jul 2015

NR 15-026: Corps holding back water in Cumberland River Basin

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 8, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is holding back water and limiting releases at its dams to relieve high-water levels on the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers where record seasonal flooding is underway.

2 Jul 2015

NR 15-023: Elevated lake levels expected at Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 2, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District expects elevated lake levels over the Independence Day weekend at Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. This anticipated rise in lake levels is the result of heavy rainfall in the forecast and the ongoing flooding situation on the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

15 Apr 2015

Corps notifying boaters that warning buoys are not in place due to high water

 The buoys delineate the restricted areas up- and downstream of the Corps’ lock and dam facilities.

4 Feb 2015

President’s 2016 Budget: $225.5 Million for regional Corps projects

PITTSBURGH –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, reports that the President’s

3 Jun 2014

Kem appointed to Mississippi River Commission

VICKSBURG, MISS., June 3, 2014 – Brigadier General John S. Kem has been appointed by President Obama

31 Jan 2013

300-ton Chickamauga Lock approach wall beams being assembled at Watts Bar

SPRING CITY, Tenn., (Jan. 31, 2013) – Precast concrete sections for 42 lock approach wall beams destined for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project were recently delivered by barge to Watts Bar where they will be assembled

23 Aug 2012

Lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty without Twin Rivers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2012) – The lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty today if not for the water storage reservoirs along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and their tributaries that provide a stream of water management benefits.

27 Jul 2012

Higher headquarters observes how Cumberland River Basin supported Greater Mississippi River System during 2011 flood fight

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 27, 2012) – When the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers experienced a flood of record in the spring of 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District supported the flood fight by holding back water at its dams in the Cumberland River Basin reservoir system.