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  • Obstacles abound with dams, drought and dinner – diadromous fish migrating through South Carolina

    Fish migrating up the Santee River from the Atlantic Ocean face many obstacles as they return to spawn in freshwater areas in the heart of South Carolina. These diadromous fish – those that live part of life in fresh water and part in salt water – can hit a wall at Santee Cooper’s Wilson Dam, which they cannot pass. Others reach a bottleneck about 50 miles north of Charleston at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Cooper River Rediversion Project. Fortunately, a fish lift allows them to continue their journey into Lakes Moultrie and Marion and beyond.

  • Army engineers upgrade Fort Jackson infrastructure, completing new gear distribution center

    The new facility is the gateway for the soldiers before they start basic combat training. For the past 40-plus years at Fort Jackson, staff issued gear in four separate buildings throughout the reception battalion’s footprint. Now, thanks to the upgraded 99,539 square foot facility built by Charleston District that opened its doors March 23, everything is under one roof.

  • Bussey Point and Leroys Ferry Campgrounds reopen at Thurmond Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed repairs and is now reopening Bussey Point and Leroys Ferry Campgrounds, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.

  • Thurmond Lake accepting real Christmas trees soon for recycling program

    CLARKS HILL, S.C. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is inviting the public to recycle natural Christmas trees for use in fisheries habitat enhancement at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. The annual recycling program will run from Dec. 20, 2025, through Jan. 18, 2026.

  • Freshwater Bryozoan are a sign of a healthy lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah River basin lakes, J. Strom Thurmond, Richard B. Russell and Hartwell, have some strange inhabitants that are alien, globby-looking things, and sometimes mistaken for the eggs of some aquatic creature, but in-fact, they are filter-feeding, microscopic invertebrates known as Freshwater Bryozoan or zooids, and their presence indicates a healthy body of water.

  • U.S. Army Corps Hosts Youth Waterfowl Hunts at Richard B. Russell Lake

    CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is organizing youth waterfowl hunts at the Richard B. Russell Project to take place during the months of December and January for youth participants ages 9-16.

  • Revising History: CERL archaeologist extends work outside the laboratory

    Supervisory Archaeologist Dr. George Calfas with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineer Research Laboratory is taking his passions outside the workplace to reach a wider audience, and in turn, changing the narrative of history.

  • National Public Lands Day: Cleanup Volunteers needed at Savannah River Lakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is set to celebrate National Public Lands Day at Hartwell, Richard B. Russell, and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, and need volunteers to help cleanup.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, buoys inspection results at Lake Hartwell

    HARTWELL LAKE, Ga. and S.C. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, recently conducted an “Aids to Navigation” inspection on Hartwell Lake to inventory all buoys, shoal markers and other aids to navigation to ensure proper placement, working condition and visibility.

  • Men’s overconfidence leads to unnecessary drownings

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Nearly 90 percent of drownings at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ lakes are adult males and it seems arrogance – thinking they can swim and lame excuses, like life jackets are uncomfortable or unflattering, lead to drownings in many cases.