Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Projects

History of Bluestone Dam

Press Operations — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:49:00 GMT

History of Bluestone DamDescriptionLOCATION:Hinton vicinity on the New River, approximately 65 miles

Shenango River Lake Master Plan

Press Operations — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:13:00 GMT

Mitigating flooding for the Shenango River Valley, as well as for the Beaver and upper Ohio rivers.

Floodplain Management Services Program

Press Operations — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:17:00 GMT

Most people know that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers builds water resource projects, like dams and levees. Not so well known; however, is that the Corps also provides assistance to help states, eligible Native American Tribes, and local governments prepare their own plans and initiate their own actions to manage water and related land resources.

Youghiogheny River Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:39:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the Youghiogheny and lower Monongahela river valleys, and the upper Ohio River.

Woodcock Creek Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:36:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the French Creek system.

Union City Dam

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:33:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the French Creek Valley, and to a lesser degree, the Allegheny River below Franklin, Pennsylvania.

Tygart Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:19:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the Tygart River Valley, and the Monongahela and upper Ohio rivers.

Tionesta Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:17:00 GMT

A key link in a system of flood-control projects for the Allegheny and upper Ohio rivers.

Stonewall Jackson Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:14:00 GMT

Provides flood protection, low flow augmentation for water quality, water supply, fish and wildlife enhancement, hydropower and recreation.

Shenango River Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:12:00 GMT

Mitigates flooding for the Shenango River valley, as well as for the Beaver and upper Ohio rivers.

Mosquito Creek Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:09:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the Mahoning River Valley, as well as the Beaver and upper Ohio rivers.

Michael J. Kirwan Dam and Reservoir

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:07:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the Mahoning River Valley and the Beaver and upper Ohio River.

Loyalhanna Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:03:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the lower Loyalhanna Creek and Kiskiminetas River valleys, and the lower Allegheny and upper Ohio rivers.

Kinzua Dam & Allegheny Reservoir

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:01:00 GMT

Kinzua Dam substantially reduces flooding in the Allegheny and upper Ohio river valleys, and Warren, Pennsylvania.

East Branch Clarion River Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:54:00 GMT

A key project in a system reducing flooding in the Allegheny and upper Ohio rivers, Clarion River valley, and the Johnsonburg and Ridgway boroughs.

Crooked Creek Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:51:00 GMT

Crooked Creek Lake is an important link in a system of flood-control projects and provides flood protection for the lower Allegheny and Ohio rivers.

Conemaugh River Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:46:00 GMT

Provides flood protection for the lower Conemaugh Valley, the Kiskiminetas Valley, the lower Allegheny Valley, and the upper Ohio River Valley.

William H. Harsha Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:45:00 GMT

Welcome to the William H. Harsha Lake (also known as East Fork). The lake is situated in Clermont County in southwestern Ohio, about 25 miles east of Cincinnati. The dam is about four miles south of Batavia, Ohio, on the East Fork of the Little Miami River. William H. Harsha exists as a cooperative management effort between the Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Divisions of Parks and Recreation, Watercraft, and Wildlife. A variety of other partnerships play important roles in the management of the 10,000 plus acres of public lands at William H. Harsha Lake.

Berlin Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:36:00 GMT

Berlin Lake provides flood protection for the Mahoning River Valley as well as for the Beaver and upper Ohio rivers.

Taylorsville Lake

Press Operations — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:32:00 GMT

Welcome to Taylorsville Lake. The Lake is located on the Salt River beginning at river mile 78 about 5 miles west of Glensboro and extends downstream to the dam at river mile 60. The Lake is 18 miles long and extends into portions of Spencer, Nelson and Anderson Counties of Kentucky.