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.

17 Apr 2023

USACE announces Taylorsville Lake Dam’s 40th Anniversary Event

The Friends of Taylorsville Lake, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville

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

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

12 Apr 2023

Corps of Engineers begins Wilson County watershed study

LEBANON, Tenn. (April 12, 2023) – A planning team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District met with Wilson County officials this morning to begin moving forward with a watershed study focused on several local creeks.

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.

7 Apr 2023

USACE completes maintenance complex for Army Field Support Battalion at Fort Campbell

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered a 117,034 square-foot maintenance complex to the Army Field Support Battalion during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, March 15, 2023. The project, with a programmed amount of $44.7 million, consisted of the construction of four general purpose maintenance facilities that includes an allied shop building, engine auto shop, production control building and a paint booth building. The project also included 42,110 square feet of concrete parking.

6 Apr 2023

Partnering with the Planet: Nashville District Celebrates Earth Day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 6, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District joins the rest of the nation in observing Earth Day, which is Saturday, April 22. While the Nashville District is committed to the principles of environmental stewardship in all efforts, across all projects, on all days, Earth Day enlists volunteers and organizations to be part of activities and partnerships that preserve and protect natural resources.