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  • August

    Congressional Visit to Willow Islan

    Congressional Visit to Willow Island

    Congressman Bill Johnson visited Willow Island Locks and Dam in order to get updated on the maintenance being performed by the Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F). He was very appreciative of the invitation and has a better understanding of the importance of our infrastructure and its support to the regional and national economy.

  • Corps, MSD partner to restore Beargrass Creek ecosystem

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and local project sponsor, Louisville
  • A woman attaches an acoustic receiver to a PVC pipe

    USACE ERDC completes 2-year study of Common Carp in Manistique

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center recently completed an innovative 2-year, multiphase study tracking the residency of the common carp and determining if tagged carp could help assess where polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure areas are within the area of concern (AOC) in the Manistique River and Harbor, near Manistique, Michigan. This study was conducted because despite sediment remediation from 1995-2000 and navigational dredging in 2010, PCB concentrations in fish remain elevated.
  • USACE FED contract specialist retires after 40 years of service; reflects on career highlights

    USACE FED contract specialist retires after 40 years of service; reflects on career highlights

    CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Yi, Tong Hui, a contract specialist, has been an employee with the
  • Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless dollars and lives.

    Gathright Dam’s fourth pulse release of 2019 set for Sept. 4

    COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to carry out the year’s fourth water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Sept. 4. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.