2 Apr 2020

Agreement signed to help stop flooding in Detroit

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has signed an agreement to assist the City of Detroit with direct assistance to fight against flood events expected during this upcoming spring and summer seasons. The cooperation agreement, signed electronically in light of COVID-19, will provide direct assistance to the City of Detroit in the Jefferson-Chalmers and Jefferson Village neighborhoods. “Even while the Detroit District and the Corps nation-wide is surging to help the nation respond to this pandemic, we're working diligently to help the City of Detroit and State of Michigan protect our communities from historically high water levels,” said Lt. Col. Greg Turner, district engineer, Detroit District.

25 Mar 2020

The Soo Locks open as 2020 shipping season begins

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., opened today Wednesday, March 25, marking the beginning of the 2020 Great Lakes shipping season. The up-bound Motor Vessel H. Lee White, 704-foot long freighter, is the first ship to enter the Poe Lock. It is coming from Sturgeon Bay, Michigan and headed to Superior, Wisconsin to load cargo.

6 Mar 2020

Great Lakes water levels remain high going into the spring

DETROIT- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that despite a dry month of February across the Great Lakes basin, water levels on each of the Great Lakes remain very high going into the spring. Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie set new monthly records for February 2020. The records were previously set on lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron in 1986, and in 1987 on Lake Erie.

12 Feb 2020

President’s 2021 budget provides more than $181 million for district civil works projects including $123 million for New Lock at the Soo

The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2021 includes more than $5.9 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (see release at: Corps of Engineers, HQ Website – www.usace.army.mil) with more than $181 million for Detroit District projects around the Great Lakes. The Civil Works budget funds the operation and maintenance program, which includes the maintenance of federal shipping channels on the Great Lakes, maintenance of federal structures and the operation and maintenance of the Soo locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Incorporated in the budget is funding that will be used across the district's jurisdiction in Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

6 Feb 2020

Record high water levels to continue in 2020

DETROIT- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that January 2020 water

13 Jan 2020

Safety hazards peaked during Great Lakes high water

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, strongly urges individuals to use caution around

10 Jan 2020

Great Lakes water levels higher than last year at this time

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that water levels on each of the Great

30 Sep 2019

Symposium will highlight process to work in Michigan waters

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (Corps), along with the state of Michigan

5 Sep 2019

Great Lakes to continue high water level trend into the fall

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that based on preliminary August data,

22 Jul 2019

Breakwater safety hazards of high Great Lakes water levels

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, strongly urges individuals to use caution around