Photo by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 05.09.2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees at Lake Cumberland engineered a solution to help improve and maintain access at a sometimes debris-clogged Waitsboro recreation and boat launch area....
Photo by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 04.20.2018
During heavy periods of rain, logs and river debris accumulate on Lake Cumberland near the Waitboro Recreation Area in Somerset, Ky. The large logs and debris sometimes block access to the boat launch area. (Photo by Michael Lapina)...
Photo by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 08.05.2017
An aerial view of boaters attending the 2017 Lake Cumberland Raft-Up event on near the Shinbone area on Lake Cumberland in Monticello, Ky., Aug. 5, 2017....
Photo by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 08.05.2017
(Left to right) Cody Hensley and Tyler Matthews both Park Rangers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the Nashville District patrolled the waters of Lake Cumberland Aug. 5., and provided a safety net of security during the annual Lake Cumberland Raft-Up for thousands of avid boaters....
Photo by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 07.16.2017
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers from the Nashville District patrolled the waters of Lake Cumberland Aug. 5., and provided a safety net of security during the annual Lake Cumberland Raft-Up for thousands of avid boaters....
Photo by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 09.16.2015
The “PRIDE of the Cumberland,” a vessel operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is back hard at work today keeping Lake Cumberland’s waterways and shorelines clean and free of logs, debris and trash. After two months of repairs to the vessel’s rudder, props, shaft, hull plate, and other upgrades, the PRIDE of the Cumberland is again making rounds on Lake Cumberland. The vessel......
Photo by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 09.16.2015
During heavy periods of rain, Lake Cumberland accumulates tons of trash every season. Waitboro Recreation area catches the brunt of debris, trash, metals and plastic that deposits chemicals into the water and threaten the habitat for aquatic species and birds in Kentucky and beyond....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 09.16.2015
During heavy periods of rain, Lake Cumberland accumulates tons of human-imposed debris every season. Waitboro Recreation area catches the brunt of debris, trash, metals and plastic that deposits chemicals into the water and threaten the habitat for aquatic species and birds in Kentucky and beyond....