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    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 second pulse release of 2019 set for Wednesday

    COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to carry out the year’s second water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
  • The U.S. Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville has the certified experts stakeholders count on to accomplish unique, complex, global missions.

    Certification, education at the core of Corps’ Huntsville Center

    To meet stakeholder's complex requests, Huntsville Center’s workforce is ticking the required academic and professional boxes to become experts in their arenas.
  • Corps researchers discover future co-workers through mentoring

    Corps researchers discover future co-workers through mentoring

    VICKSBURG, Miss. (July 12, 2019)-- Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s seven ERDC laboratories have provided some exciting hands-on research opportunities for both teacher and student interns this summer.
  • The graduating class of Huntsville Center’s 2018-2019 Leadership Development Program Level II stands with Lt. Col. H. W. Hugh Darville, Huntsville Center commander, June 18, 2019.

    14 employees complete Huntsville Center’s 2018-2019 LDP Level II course

    Fourteen Huntsville Center employees graduated June 18 from Level II of the Leadership Development Program course.
  • Bluestone Dam Edges Closer to Completion

    Bluestone Dam Edges Closer to Completion

    The makeover at Bluestone Dam has been a slow process – but the final part of the process is now underway. Located on the scenic New River in southern West Virginia, the dam is a massive concrete structure built in the 1940s to reduce flooding across the state. It’s enjoyed a long history of success, preventing more than $6 billion in flood damages during its lifetime - but the ability of the dam to withstand a major storm was called into question in the late 1990s.