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  • Bell Road over J. Percy Priest Dam closing for inspection

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 9, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam will temporarily close 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday from July 21, until Aug. 1, 2025. The roadway remains open on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27).

  • USACE announces upcoming maintenance activities at Nolin River Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will be conducting maintenance activities this summer at Nolin River Lake in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, which could impact public access to the tailwater area and lake levels during the period of work. Visitors may see construction equipment being staged near the stilling basin as early as today, as these activities are scheduled to begin mid-July and last through August 2025.

  • Corps of Engineers Treating Invasive Hydrilla Across Western New York

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is continuing efforts to combat the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla on two Western New York waterways this summer. Monitoring and treatment counters the highly aggressive, non-native plant and the severe ecological and economic threats it poses to local waterways and communities, particularly in the Great Lakes Basin.

  • Flood Relief in Focus: Officials Celebrate Completion of Dowling Park Stormwater Improvement Project

    Federal, state, and local officials gathered in Hammond today to mark the completion of the Dowling Park Stormwater Improvement Project, a critical infrastructure effort aimed at reducing neighborhood flooding and improving long-term stormwater management on the city’s south side.

  • USACE provides high water update for Monroe Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is actively monitoring water levels at Monroe

  • 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)