NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 14, 2017) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District will not be reducing discharges at Barkley Dam today on the Cumberland River in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, as previously announced. The Louisville District reports that the wicket gates at Dam 52 on the Ohio River in Brookport, Illinois, were installed yesterday and navigation is expected to resume at Lock 52 this evening.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2017) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that releases from Barkley Dam on the Cumberland River in Grand Rivers, Ky., will be reduced to 6,000 cubic feet per second beginning 4 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 to support repairs to wicket gates at Dam 52 on the Ohio River in Brookport, Ill. The Louisville District reports that the dam is currently not operating as designed, which has caused...
LANCASTER, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2017) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that traffic crossing Center Hill Dam will be subject to one-lane, one-direction control from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 21, 2017 while maintenance personnel perform a routine inspection of the bridge.
A multi-organizational stream restoration effort is underway to remove Roaring River Dam in Jackson County, Tennessee. Busting out the at-risk dam will reconnect aquatic species and make the waterway safer for public recreation. Work crews notched the dam July 31 to lower the water impounded upstream of the dam, and then began removing the structure Aug. 1. The project is expected to be completed by Aug. 4, 2017. (USACE video by Leon Roberts)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 15, 2017) — The staff at Dale Hollow Lake is enlisting the support of volunteers for the annual National Public Lands Day Shoreline Cleanup 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30.
Volunteers are needed to help remove litter off of the lake’s 620 miles of shoreline and 25,000 acres of water. Check-in stations for volunteers are located at Pleasant Grove Recreation Area and Lillydale Recreation Area on Dale Hollow Lake. Free trash bags and gloves will be provided at each location. There is no need to pre-register.
The Corps of Engineers has been involved with National Public Lands Day since its inception in 1994 and has consistently been one of the event’s largest providers of sites and volunteers. As the...
09.15.2017 | NASHVILLE, TN, US |
Story by Bill Peoples
