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Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, gives

Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, gives

Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, gives the keynote address during the dedication ceremony for the Harlan Flood Control Project Oct. 25, 1999 in Loyall, Ky. The decade-long project managed by the U... More

Public invited for Dale Hollow Dam tour on Obey River

Public invited for Dale Hollow Dam tour on Obey River

In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Dale Hollow Dam on the Obey River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Dale Hollow Dam Hydropower Plant in Celina,... More

Dale Hollow Lake photo of ‘town that drowned’ goes viral on Facebook

Dale Hollow Lake photo of ‘town that drowned’ goes viral on Facebook

This aerial photo reveals the foundation of an old school house on the bottom of Dale Hollow Lake where the town of Willow Grove, Tenn., once stood before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District bui... More

Mayor David Shumaker of Bristol, Tenn., (left), Mayor

Mayor David Shumaker of Bristol, Tenn., (left), Mayor

Mayor David Shumaker of Bristol, Tenn., (left), Mayor Edward K. Harlow of Bristol, Va., and Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, stand together during the Beaver ... More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, guides Nashville Mayor Karl Dean on the work platform at Wolf Creek Dam Aug. 7, 2012 where a barrier wall is being installed ... More

Scott Potter, the director of Metro Water Services,

Scott Potter, the director of Metro Water Services,

Scott Potter, the director of Metro Water Services, speaks about the May 2010 flood during opening comments of a ceremony at England Park, where officials unveiled a high water mark sign showing where waters ro... More

Flood plain manager flooded with praise

Flood plain manager flooded with praise

Michelle Hamor poses for a photo after being named the 2013 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood risk manager of the year in Norfolk, Va., June 24, 2013. The Corps gives the award yearly to individuals who excel ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District speaks during a news conference at the Warner Park Nature Center, where he announces the Cumberland River, Ha... More

Workers install new deck grating at the Summersville

Workers install new deck grating at the Summersville

Workers install new deck grating at the Summersville Dam project.

Roger Lindsey, program manager at Metro Nashville Water

Roger Lindsey, program manager at Metro Nashville Water

Roger Lindsey, program manager at Metro Nashville Water Services, participates in a planning charrette Nov. 20, 2013, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters. The charrette lasted t... More

Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan talks to members of

Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan talks to members of

Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan talks to members of the Tennessee Silver Jackets charter group at Metro Nashville’s Development Services Center during the Tennessee Silver Jackets Charter Signing Ceremony Sept. ... More

Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., speaks in Lebanon

Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., speaks in Lebanon

Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., speaks in Lebanon Square Nov. 19, 2015, during a signing ceremony for a Flood Risk Management Study of Bartons Creek that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Distr... More

Mike Wilson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Mike Wilson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Mike Wilson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy for Project Management, speaks during the celebration of the completion of the Beaver Creek Flood Damage Reduction Project in Bristol, Tenn., ... More

Lacey Thomasson (Standing), Silver Jackets coordinator

Lacey Thomasson (Standing), Silver Jackets coordinator

Lacey Thomasson (Standing), Silver Jackets coordinator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, briefs leadership from the Nashville District, Memphis District, Tennessee Emergency Management A... More

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents the 2018 Distinguished Civilian Employee Recognition Award to Retiree Bob Sneed, former Water Management Sectio... More

(Left to Right) Eddie Clark, regional field services

(Left to Right) Eddie Clark, regional field services

(Left to Right) Eddie Clark, regional field services director for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation; his mother Katherine Terry Clark, 92; Lt. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District co... More

Stephen G. Durrett, programs director, professional

Stephen G. Durrett, programs director, professional

Stephen G. Durrett, programs director, professional engineer and member of Senior Executive Service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, meets with Nashville District proje... More

Col. Paul J. Kremer (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Col. Paul J. Kremer (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Col. Paul J. Kremer (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division deputy commander, interacts with Anthony Rodino, Nashville District Water Management Section chief, during a water m... More

A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream

A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream

A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuver completed in advance of anticipated high flows resulting from snowpack melt in the Miss... More

Water flows downstream of the Elk City Lake spillway

Water flows downstream of the Elk City Lake spillway

Water flows downstream of the Elk City Lake spillway June 3. The lake elevation is currently about 1 foot above the spillway elevation of 825 feet. Following historic rains, the Elk City Lake staff began 24-hou... More

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, and Mayor Paige Brown sign a project partnership agreement June 14, 2019 in Gallatin, Tenn., which clears the way for the Corps ... More

Distinguished officials cut a ribbon Oct. 21, 2019

Distinguished officials cut a ribbon Oct. 21, 2019

Distinguished officials cut a ribbon Oct. 21, 2019 to officially dedicate Shepherd Street Bridge in Cumberland, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Bush & Burchett, Inc., cons... More

Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, poses

Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, poses

Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, poses with attendees while celebrating the completion of the Harlan Flood Control Project Oct. 25, 1999 in Loyall, Ky. The decade-long project managed by the U.S. ... More

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, recognizes the history and benefits of the dam, and thanks Corps employees and volunteers who have worked hard since 1943 to car... More

Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton makes opening

Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton makes opening

Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton makes opening comments during the Beaver Creek flood reduction project groundbreaking ceremony at 719 Shelby Street Feb. 7, 2012.

A tour group with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean looks at

A tour group with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean looks at

A tour group with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean looks at a hydromill on the work platform at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Aug. 7, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is installing a barr... More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks during a ceremony at England Park in Nashville, Tenn., where officials unveiled a high water mark sign. It is the fir... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District speaks during a news conference at the Warner Park Nature Center, where he announces the Cumberland River, Ha... More

Scott Kinzel, a USACE Huntington District mechanical

Scott Kinzel, a USACE Huntington District mechanical

Scott Kinzel, a USACE Huntington District mechanical engineer, installs a sling to support a 43-ton intake gate at the Summersville Dam project.

Nancy Parrish, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of

Nancy Parrish, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of

Nancy Parrish, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District, facilitates a planning charrette at the Nashville District Nov. 20, 2013, designed to conduct the Harpeth River Flood Risk Man... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted guests to the Tennessee Silver Jackets Charter Signing Ceremony Sept. 23, 2014, at Metro Nashville’s Development Services Center. Silver Jackets is an... More

Curtis Miller from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Curtis Miller from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Curtis Miller from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District sets a high water gauge along the Salt Creek levee in Lincoln, Nebraska, following heavy rains, which fell overnight May 6, 2015.

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks in Lebanon Square Nov. 19, 2015, during a signing ceremony for a Flood Risk Management Study of Bartons Creek a... More

(Left to Right) Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville

(Left to Right) Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville

(Left to Right) Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville District commander; Mayor Chad Keen of Bristol, Tenn.; Mayor Bill Hartley of Bristol, Va.; and James Bryant, senior program manager within Tennessee Valley Aut... More

Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, Tennessee adjutant general,

Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, Tennessee adjutant general,

Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, Tennessee adjutant general, speaks during a partnering meeting at the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2017. Patrick Sheehan, TEMA director, lis... More

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, poses with Bob Sneed, former Water Management Section chief, and his wife Cindy, after Sneed received the 2018 Distingui... More

Stephen G. Durrett (wearing tie), programs director,

Stephen G. Durrett (wearing tie), programs director,

Stephen G. Durrett (wearing tie), programs director, professional engineer and member of Senior Executive Service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, conducts a site visit... More

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock – last hurdle in $3 million upgrade: A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuve... More

Elk City Lake Park Rangers Allen Zylstra, left, and

Elk City Lake Park Rangers Allen Zylstra, left, and

Elk City Lake Park Rangers Allen Zylstra, left, and Barb Busenbarrick, clear debris downstream of the Elk City Lake spillways June 3. The lake elevation is currently about 1 foot above the spillway elevation of... More

(Left to Right) Lance Wagner, Gallatin Stormwater Utility

(Left to Right) Lance Wagner, Gallatin Stormwater Utility

(Left to Right) Lance Wagner, Gallatin Stormwater Utility manager; Jennifer Watson, Gallatin Stormwater coordinator; Gallatin Mayor Paige Brown; Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Dis... More

Maj. Justin Toole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Maj. Justin Toole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Maj. Justin Toole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, speaks Oct. 21, 2019 during the dedication of Shepherd Street Bridge in Cumberland, Ky. The Nashville District and contractor... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Texoma Lake Ranger Jeremy

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Texoma Lake Ranger Jeremy

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Texoma Lake Ranger Jeremy Harvey talks to a young fisherman near the fishing wall at Lake Texoma dam. Harvey has been with Tulsa District for ten years and is instrumental in many ... More

Eddie Clark, regional field services director for the

Eddie Clark, regional field services director for the

Eddie Clark, regional field services director for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, shared how his family lost their farms when the Corps constructed Dale Hollow Dam in the early 1940s during the 75th Anniv... More

This is the Beaver Creek Flood risk reduction project

This is the Beaver Creek Flood risk reduction project

This is the Beaver Creek Flood risk reduction project site located at 719 Shelby Street in Bristol, Tenn. The cities of Bristol, Va., and Bristol, Tenn., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District ... More

Bill DeBruyn (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Bill DeBruyn (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Bill DeBruyn (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District resident engineer for the Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project, explains the process of installing a barrier wall into the foundati... More

Roger Lindsey, Metro Nashville Water, served as master

Roger Lindsey, Metro Nashville Water, served as master

Roger Lindsey, Metro Nashville Water, served as master of ceremonies during the news conference Aug. 20, 2013, at the Warner Park Nature Center. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, Nashville, ... More

Scott Kinzel, a USACE Huntington District mechanical

Scott Kinzel, a USACE Huntington District mechanical

Scott Kinzel, a USACE Huntington District mechanical engineer, installs a sling to support a 43-ton intake gate at the Summersville Dam project.

Fort Worth District Planner Nancy Parrish (right) and

Fort Worth District Planner Nancy Parrish (right) and

Fort Worth District Planner Nancy Parrish (right) and Project Manager Nova Robbins facilitate a planning charrette at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Nov. 20, 2013. They were asked to condu... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted guests to the Tennessee Silver Jackets Charter Signing Ceremony Sept. 23, 2014, at Metro Nashville’s Development Services Center. Silver Jackets is an ... More

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks in Lebanon Square Nov. 19, 2015 during a signing ceremony for a Flood Risk Management Study of Bartons Creek as... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District joined the cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee along with the Tennessee Valley Authority to celebrate the completion of the Beaver Creek Flood Reduction... More

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, provides input during a partnering meeting at the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2017. The... More

Bob Sneed, former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Bob Sneed, former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Bob Sneed, former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section chief, comments after receiving the 2018 Distinguished Civilian Employee Recognition Award during an award ceremony Jun... More

Craig Carrington (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Craig Carrington (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Craig Carrington (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Planning Branch’s chief of Plan Formulation, points out site specifics Dec. 18, 2018 of where Ellington Dry Dam will be located near Elli... More

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock – last hurdle in $3 million upgrade: A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuve... More

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Allen Zylstra clears debris

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Allen Zylstra clears debris

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Allen Zylstra clears debris downstream of the Elk City Lake spillways June 3. The lake elevation is currently about 1 foot above the spillway elevation of 825 feet. Following historic ... More

Rangers and engineers from the Tulsa District, U.S.

Rangers and engineers from the Tulsa District, U.S.

Rangers and engineers from the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas Area Office remove equipment from the stilling basin below Elk City Dam's conduit, Oct. 3. The conduit is 16 feet in diameter a... More

Kentucky Sen. Johnny Ray Turner, Kentucky 29th District,

Kentucky Sen. Johnny Ray Turner, Kentucky 29th District,

Kentucky Sen. Johnny Ray Turner, Kentucky 29th District, addresses the crowd Oct. 21, 2019 during the dedication of Shepherd Street Bridge in Cumberland, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District ... More

Water from the Clover Fork River, tributary of the

Water from the Clover Fork River, tributary of the

Water from the Clover Fork River, tributary of the Cumberland River, flows through the Harlan Tunnels in Harlan, Ky., May 25, 2011. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District diverted the waterway thro... More

A Soldier from the 2nd Squadron of the 278th Armored

A Soldier from the 2nd Squadron of the 278th Armored

A Soldier from the 2nd Squadron of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, shoots off the first of a three-shot volley from a cannon to dedicate Dale Hollow Dam during the 75th Anniversary... More

Mayor Edward K. Harlow of Bristol, Va., talks about

Mayor Edward K. Harlow of Bristol, Va., talks about

Mayor Edward K. Harlow of Bristol, Va., talks about the history of flooding in the area during the Beaver Creek flood reduction project groundbreaking ceremony at 719 Shelby Street in Bristol, Tenn., Feb. 7, 2012.

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, leads Nashville Mayor Karl Dean on a tour of the work platform at Wolf Creek Dam Aug. 7, 2012 where construction is ongoing t... More

Franklin, Tenn., Mayor Ken Moore at a news conference

Franklin, Tenn., Mayor Ken Moore at a news conference

Franklin, Tenn., Mayor Ken Moore at a news conference Aug. 20, 2013, at the Warner Park Nature Center where it was announced the Cumberland River, Harpeth River, and Mill Creek feasibility studies are now offic... More

Clarence Taylor, a maintenance mechanic with the U.S.

Clarence Taylor, a maintenance mechanic with the U.S.

Clarence Taylor, a maintenance mechanic with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District, removes sludge from a gate at the Summersville Dam project.

Nova Robbins, a project manager with the Fort Worth

Nova Robbins, a project manager with the Fort Worth

Nova Robbins, a project manager with the Fort Worth District, facilitates input from sponsors involved in a planning charrette at the Nashville District Headquarters Nov. 20, 2013. As an objective third party,... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted guests to the Tennessee Silver Jackets Charter Signing Ceremony Sept. 23, 2014, at Metro Nashville’s Development Services Center. Silver Jackets is an... More

Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., signs an agreement

Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., signs an agreement

Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., signs an agreement with Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, for the Corps to conduct a Flood Risk Management Study... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District joined the cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee along with the Tennessee Valley Authority to celebrate the completion of the Beaver Creek Flood Reduction... More

Dee Rivera (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Dee Rivera (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Dee Rivera (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Emergency Management specialist, briefs Memphis District officials Dec. 19, 2017 on the capabilities of the Emergency Management Center at the... More

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock – last hurdle in $3 million upgrade: A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuve... More

Elk City Lake as seen from the overlook June 3. The

Elk City Lake as seen from the overlook June 3. The

Elk City Lake as seen from the overlook June 3. The lake elevation is currently about 1 foot above the spillway elevation of 825 feet. Following historic rains, the Elk City Lake staff began 24-hour operations ... More

Rep. Adam Bowling, Kentucky Disrict 87, makes comments

Rep. Adam Bowling, Kentucky Disrict 87, makes comments

Rep. Adam Bowling, Kentucky Disrict 87, makes comments Oct. 21, 2019 during the dedication of Shepherd Street Bridge in Cumberland, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Bush & ... More

Mayor David Shumaker of Bristol, Tenn., recognizes

Mayor David Shumaker of Bristol, Tenn., recognizes

Mayor David Shumaker of Bristol, Tenn., recognizes people in the audience who contributed during the Beaver Creek flood reduction project groundbreaking ceremony at 719 Shelby Street Feb. 7, 2012.

A drilling unit operates on the work platform at Wolf

A drilling unit operates on the work platform at Wolf

A drilling unit operates on the work platform at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., as a tour group with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean stands in the background Aug. 8, 2012. A barrier wall is being installed to stop... More

Mayor of Franklin, Tennessee Ken Moore speaks during

Mayor of Franklin, Tennessee Ken Moore speaks during

Mayor of Franklin, Tennessee Ken Moore speaks during a news conference at the Warner Park Nature Center in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2013. During the conference, it was announced that the Cumberland River, Har... More

One of the most important missions the U.S. Army Corps

One of the most important missions the U.S. Army Corps

One of the most important missions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carries out is reducing the risk of flooding. Completed in 1967, The Summersville Dam is designed to do just that. Like all critical infrastru... More

Nancy Parrish, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of

Nancy Parrish, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of

Nancy Parrish, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District, talks to sponsors of the Harpeth River Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study Nov. 20, 2013, at the Nashville District Headqu... More

Federal, state and local agencies gathered at Metro

Federal, state and local agencies gathered at Metro

Federal, state and local agencies gathered at Metro Nashville’s Development Services Center to form a group partnership to help reduce flood reduction Sept. 23, 2014. Silver Jackets is an innovative program tha... More

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, signs an agreement with Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., to conduct a Flood Risk Management Study of the Barton... More

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, addresses guests during the celebration of the completion of the Beaver Creek Flood Damage Reduction Project in Bristol, Tenn.... More

Col. Michael Ellicott Jr. (Second from Left), U.S.

Col. Michael Ellicott Jr. (Second from Left), U.S.

Col. Michael Ellicott Jr. (Second from Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District commander and district engineer, asks questions during a tour of the Nashville District Water Management Center at the... More

Bill Groth, AECOM Project Manager, represented

Bill Groth, AECOM Project Manager, represented

Bill Groth, AECOM Project Manager, represented Morris-Knudsen Company, now a legacy company of AECOM, speaks during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir in Celina, Tenn., Oct. 19,... More

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock –

Bulkheads removed at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock – last hurdle in $3 million upgrade: A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuve... More

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Allen Zylstra records piezometer

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Allen Zylstra records piezometer

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Allen Zylstra records piezometer measurements on the pressure on the Elk City Lake dam June 3. Park rangers are working 24-hour operations monitoring the dam to ensure it continues to ... More

Paul Browning, Harlan County District 3 magistrate,

Paul Browning, Harlan County District 3 magistrate,

Paul Browning, Harlan County District 3 magistrate, speaks Oct. 21, 2019 during the dedication of Shepherd Street Bridge in Cumberland, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Bus... More

(Left to right) Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton,

(Left to right) Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton,

(Left to right) Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton, John Gillenwater, project organizer, Jery Goodpasture, project organizer, Anne Gillenwater, project organizer, Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Co... More

Larry Craig (Center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Larry Craig (Center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Larry Craig (Center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District power project manager, leads Nashville Mayor Karl Dean (Right) and Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, Nashville District commander, on a tour of the ... More

People participate in a moment of silence at the beginning

People participate in a moment of silence at the beginning

People participate in a moment of silence at the beginning of a ceremony to unveil a high water mark sign May 2, 2013, at England Park in Nashville, Tenn. Officials posted the sign to draw attention to flood ri... More

Franklin, Tenn., Mayor Ken Moore at a news conference

Franklin, Tenn., Mayor Ken Moore at a news conference

Franklin, Tenn., Mayor Ken Moore at a news conference Aug. 20, 2013, at the Warner Park Nature Center where it was announced the Cumberland River, Harpeth River, and Mill Creek feasibility studies are now offic... More

One of the most important missions the U.S. Army Corps

One of the most important missions the U.S. Army Corps

One of the most important missions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers carries out is reducing the risk of flooding. Completed in 1967, The Summersville Dam is designed to do just that. Like all critical infrastru... More

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; leads Col. Michael Ellicott Jr. (Middle), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District commander and district engineer; ... More

Ruth Dyal, Upper Cumberland Tourism Association executive

Ruth Dyal, Upper Cumberland Tourism Association executive

Ruth Dyal, Upper Cumberland Tourism Association executive director, speaks about tourism and benefits of the lake during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir in Celina, Tenn., Oct... More

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Barb Busenbarrick uses a

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Barb Busenbarrick uses a

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Barb Busenbarrick uses a piezometer to measure the pressure on the Elk City Lake dam June 3. Park rangers are working 24-hour operations monitoring the dam to ensure it continues to pe... More

Heather Lewis (Right) and Shana Cornett-Lewis sing

Heather Lewis (Right) and Shana Cornett-Lewis sing

Heather Lewis (Right) and Shana Cornett-Lewis sing the National Anthem Oct. 21, 2019 during the dedication of Shepherd Street Bridge in Cumberland, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and co... More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville district commander, addresses guests during the Beaver Creek flood reduction project groundbreaking ceremony at 719 Shelby Street in Bristol, Ten... More

Larry Craig (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Larry Craig (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Larry Craig (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District power project manager, leads Nashville Mayor Karl Dean (Center) and Scott Potter, director of Nashville's Metro Water Services, on a tour of ... More

Brentwood, Tenn., Mayor Betsy Crossley speaks at a

Brentwood, Tenn., Mayor Betsy Crossley speaks at a

Brentwood, Tenn., Mayor Betsy Crossley speaks at a news conference Aug. 20, 2013, at the Warner Park Nature Center where it was announced the Cumberland River, Harpeth River, and Mill Creek feasibility studies ... More

Photographed is an intake gate at the Summersville

Photographed is an intake gate at the Summersville

Photographed is an intake gate at the Summersville Dam. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Park Ranger Bobby Bartlett, a community icon known

Park Ranger Bobby Bartlett, a community icon known

Park Ranger Bobby Bartlett, a community icon known as “Mr. B,” gives the invocation Oct. 19, 2018 for the Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir 75th Anniversary Commemoration at the dam in Celina, Tenn. He previously g... More

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Barb Busenbarrick clears

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Barb Busenbarrick clears

Elk City Lake Park Ranger Barb Busenbarrick clears debris downstream of the Elk City Lake spillways June 3. The lake elevation is currently about 1 foot above the spillway elevation of 825 feet. Following histo... More

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