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  • August

    One of the participants heads back to his boat after planting his team flag on the island during the annual Cardboard Regatta at Cochiti Lake, July 27, 2018.

    Let the Games begin: National Guard Holds Annual Cardboard Regatta at Cochiti Lake

    The NM National Guard recently held their annual Cardboard Regatta. Held at Cochiti Lake for the last four years, this event tested the building and recycling skills of the 12 participating teams. Made only out of cardboard and duct tape, each boat was truly a unique creation.
  • Gathright Dam located in Alleghany County, Va., impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw. The dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30 plus year existence saving countless dollars and lives. (U.S. Army Photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Corps to conduct second pulse release from Gathright Dam

    Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia, are scheduled to conduct a pulse release of water from Lake Moomaw Wednesday, August 15.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander Col. Jason Kirk talks about rehabilitation of the Herbert Hoover Dike during an event on Oct. 8, 2017. USACE has invested more than $1 billion in rehabilitation activities to reduce risk near the 143-mile earthen dam that surrounds Lake Okeechobee in south Florida.

    Progress through working together

    The nation is at its best when we work together to tackle challenges that we face. We understand the frustration that many feel but do not lose sight of the fact that we are making tangible progress. With your continued valuable input, we will maintain the increasing momentum towards success. Working together, we can restore America’s Everglades and build an improved water management system that better meets the multiple water needs of Floridians in the 21st Century and beyond.
  • (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

    Powell named Nashville District Employee of the Month for June 2018

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 9, 2018) – Janelle Powell, Resource Management Branch budget analyst, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for June 2018.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lock where it will be part of a coffer dam and eventually a permanent part of the new lock wall for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project. It is the first of 10 shells that will be placed over the next year. The lock is located at Kentucky Dam, which is a Tennessee Valley Authority project at Tennessee River mile 22.4. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

    Heavy concrete shell placement at Kentucky Lock not taken lightly

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Aug. 9, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District successfully placed the first 1.3 million pound concrete shell on the riverbed Aug. 6 that will be part of the downstream cofferdam and the permanent lock wall for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project.