21 Apr 2023

Salvage operations continue following barge accident

Salvage Operations continue following a barge accident, which occurred March 28 at McAlpine Locks and Dam, in Louisville, Kentucky.A vessel towing 11 barges, which were owed by Ingram Barge Company, made contact with a stationary structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal near the McAlpine Lock and Dam, and as a result, 10 of the 11 barges

20 Apr 2023

Engineering students visit LOUVAMC construction site

Louisville, Ky. – Engineering students from the University of Louisville had the opportunity to visit the site of the new Louisville VA Medical Center where they were given an overview of the project as well as a site tour April 13.

20 Apr 2023

Leaders in riverway commercial traffic visit Mega Project construction in Pittsburgh

Industry experts, inland navigation stakeholders, government officials and more stepped off the bus and walked over to a welcome station where they donned life jackets and hard hats. Most members, stakeholders, and government officials already knew one another, but some shook hands as leaders in the shipping industry introduced themselves to federal employees and military officers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

19 Apr 2023

Cecil M. Harden Lake hosts Open Houses for Shoreline Management Plan Update

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District in the process of updating the Shoreline Management Plan for Cecil M. Harden Lake located in Rockville, Indiana, and recently held two open house events to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the new plan. To accommodate public availability, the workshops were held Saturday,

18 Apr 2023

2023 LRD Senior Leaders Conference Re-cap

On April 4th and 5th, 2023, leaders and teammates from across the Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division visited Chattanooga, TN to attend the Senior Leaders Conference.

17 Apr 2023

Pittsburgh District’s Water Quality team conducts first “spring pulse”

Millions of gallons of water rushed out of the Kinzua Dam every minute for eight hours straight into the Allegheny River. The outflow caused the Allegheny River to rise by almost two feet. The water pushed out of the dam with massive force, resembling giant firehoses opened to full blast. This water release event was seven years in the making, a perfect storm of conditions that allowed water quality experts to replicate a spring pulse.

14 Apr 2023

Louisville District Deputy Commander gets promoted to lieutenant colonel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Deputy Commander Col. Jason Buursma promoted Louisville District Deputy Commander Maj. Guillermo Guandique to lieutenant colonel in a promotion ceremony held at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, April 14, 2023.“I am honored to be here for this special occasion,” said

14 Apr 2023

Louisville District Deputy Commander gets promoted to lieutenant colonel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Deputy Commander Col. Jason Buursma promoted Louisville District Deputy Commander Maj. Guillermo Guandique to lieutenant colonel in a promotion ceremony held at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, April 14, 2023.“I am honored to be here for this special occasion,” said

12 Apr 2023

Fish Habitat/ Attractors

Rangers and Maintenance Staff at John W. Flannagan, (JWF), teamed up with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources to build several fish habitat/ attractors. We were able to place these structures in different parts of the lake, two areas that would be suitable for winter pool and two areas that are suitable for summer pool.

12 Apr 2023

Winfield Locks and Dam Tour

Instructors Shawn Crow and Ethan Backus from Braxton County High School were able to bring their engineering class to Winfield Locks & Dam on March 30th to spend time looking at various applications of structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering techniques at the project.