Phase 2 construction is underway at Barren Island near Maryland's Dorchester County, part of Baltimore District's Mid-Bay Island Project being completed in partnership with the Maryland Port Administration. By providing a decades-long solution to the dredging needs of the Port of Baltimore approach channels and short-term dredging efforts on the Honga River, the project will restore 2,072 acres of lost remote island habitat on James Island and 72 acres of remote island habitat on Barren Island, respectively. Barren Island phase 2 construction began in January 2025 and is expected to last approximately three years.
Barren Island project components that will be constructed during phase 2 include: Building two islands along the southern...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, began field surveys on August 11, 2025, as part of the Crisfield Stormwater Flood Improvement Plan. This federally funded project, requested by the City of Crisfield under the USACE Floodplain Management Services Program, aims to develop a planning-level strategy to reduce the risk of flooding in areas of the city most affected by stormwater.
RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pa. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, will reopen Raystown Lake’s three campgrounds beginning with Susquehannock and Nancy’s Boat-to-Shore Campgrounds on Friday, Aug. 15, followed by Seven Points Campground on Friday, Sept. 5.
On the night of January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air at 8:47 over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The collision resulted in the death of 67 people, making it the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. With the wreckage of both aircrafts in the Potomac, USACE activated its Emergency Operations Center to join the larger interagency recovery effort.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has released the final 2025 Master Plan (MP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lake Projects that will serve as the guiding documents for consistent, responsible decision-making at the projects for the next 15 to 25 years.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has released the draft 2025 Master Plan (MP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Aylesworth Creek Lake Project that will serve as the guiding documents for consistent, responsible decision-making at the projects for the next 15 to 25 years.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, received emergency request approval to use USACE, Wilmington District’s dredge MERRITT to remove ~7,500 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet this July.
