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News Release Archive

  • Fishing Creek campground at Lake Cumberland reopens

    Fishing Creek Campground at Lake Cumberland reopened June 30, 2025, offering first-come, first-served camping for the rest of the 2025 season, with no advance reservations. Significant repairs were completed, including replacing over 400 feet of old water line to improve service. Further water line repairs are planned after the season. Campers must pay for their sites upon arrival through Recreation.gov or its app.

  • Olmsted Locks and Dam temporarily closed due to navigation accident on the Ohio River

    UPDATE: Locking has resumed and the river has reopened to navigation traffic.The Ohio River is

  • Public Notice and Hearing: Micron Semiconductor Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will participate in a series of public hearings to receive oral

  • Wilson Lock expected to reopen soon

    FLORENCE, Ala. (June 26, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials report that Wilson Lock at Tennessee River mile 259.4 is expected to reopen on or about June 30, 2025. 

  • Louisville District’s Humphrey selected as LRD Chief of Operations and Regulatory

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District’s Chief of Operations, Mr. Waylon Humphrey, has been selected to serve as the Chief of Operations and Regulatory for the USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD)

  • USACE Louisville District welcomes Maj. Adam Cartier as new deputy commander

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District welcomed Maj. Adam Cartier as the new deputy

  • Study to mitigate flood risks in Southeast Michigan receives $1.2 million

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will receive an additional $1.2 million to continue studying flooding risks in Southeast Michigan, under the Fiscal Year 2025 Work Plan. The Corps of Engineers and sponsor Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) are partnered on the Southeast Michigan Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study to investigate comprehensive flood risks to the region from heavy rainfall and fluctuating Great Lakes water levels. The Metro Detroit area has had five federal disaster declarations due to flooding since 2000.

  • Soo Locks Engineers Day 2025 changes

    SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the event’s federal, state, and local public safety partners are changing public access for this year’s Engineers Day event on June 27.   Out of an abundance of caution, in light of uncontrollable circumstances and in order to prioritize public safety, visitor access will be limited to Canal Park. Access in and around active Soo Locks operations will not be allowed. “We acknowledge this is disappointing and acknowledge the importance of this event to the community, which is why we coordinated closely with our public safety partners to permit the event to still take place” said Soo Locks Operations Manager LeighAnn Ryckeghem. “All public activities and displays will be concentrated within Canal Park which includes the observation platform to view vessels and the visitor center.”

  • Guandique becomes 69th commander of Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 18, 2025) – Lt. Col. Guillermo J. Guandique took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District today during a change of command ceremony at the Tennessee Grand Lodge. He becomes the 69th commander of the “twin rivers” district, commonly referred to as the jewel of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

  • Corps of Engineers, City of Vermilion, & Erie Metroparks Celebrate Completion of West Pier Repair and Start of East Pier Repair

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, City of Vermilion, and Erie Metroparks celebrated the completion of construction on a multi-year repair of Vermilion Harbor’s West Pier and start of the final phase of repairs of its East Pier. The combined $23 million investment in these projects is critical to safe navigation on the Great Lakes, the local and regional economy, and protection for residents and visitors of Vermilion.