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Menasha Lock & Dam, Lockkeeper's Residence, Approximately 75 feet east of upper gate, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

Menasha Lock & Dam, Lockkeeper's Residence, Approximately 75 feet east...

Significance: The lockkeeper's residence served as a residence for the lockkeeper and family, functioning as part of the operation of the Menasha Lock and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-90-A Building/str... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 3, Approximately 30 feet West of Dry Dock, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 3, Approximately 30 feet...

Significance: This frame storage/garage serves as part of the Fox River Project Office located at Kaukauna Lock 3. The storage facility is an important part of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Timber Shed at Lock 3, Approximately 300 feet West of Dry Dock, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Timber Shed at Lock 3, Approximately 300 feet Wes...

Significance: The timber shed serves as part of the Fox River Project Office located at Kaukauna Lock 3. The timber shed is an integral part of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-M ... More

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, On northern embankment near lower gate, Wrightstown, Brown County, WI

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, On northern embankment near lo...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelter f... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 3, On Northern Embankment, midway between Upper & Lower Gates, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 3, On Northern Embankment, m...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. In addition, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelt... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 3, North of Lock 3, midway between Upper & Lower Gates, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 3, North of Lock 3, midway...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such, the lock shelte... More

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Combined Locks, Between Waste Weir & Canal, North of Upper Lock, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Combined Locks, Between Waste...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. In addition, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelt... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 4, On Northern Embankment, near Upper Gate, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 4, On Northern Embankment, n...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. In addition, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelt... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 1, On Northern Embankment, near Lower Gate, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 1, On Northern Embankment, n...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelter... More

Cedars Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, Approximately 35 feet Southwest of Upper Gate, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Cedars Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, Approximately 35 feet Southwest of Up...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelter... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 4, Approximately 15 feet Northeast of Lock Shelter, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 4, Approximately 15 feet...

Significance: The storage shed functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-P Building/structure dates: after 1982 Initial Construction

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, On Southern Embankment, Southwest of Upper Gate, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, On Southern Embankmen...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. In addition, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelt... More

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 65 feet of lockkeeper's residence, Wrightstown, Brown County, WI

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 65 feet of lockkeeper'...

Significance: The garage served as part of the lockkeeper's residence complex. Survey number: HAER WI-91-C Building/structure dates: 1979 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 3, South of Lock 3, near Upper Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 3, South of Lock 3, ne...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Appleton Locks and Dams Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-J Building/structure dates: 1978 Initial Construction

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near Upper Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near U...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such, the lock shelte... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 4, Near Lower Gate of Lock 4 on Western Embankment, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 4, Near Lower Gate of Lock...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such, the lock shelte... More

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Sanitary Building at Lock 2, Approximately 10 feet East of Garage, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Sanitary Building at Lock 2, Approximately 10...

Significance: The sanitary building serves as part of the daily operation of the Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-88-E Building/structure dates: 1976 Initial Construction

Appleton Locks & Dams, Garage at Lock 4, West of Lawe Street, East of Lockkeeper's Residence, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Garage at Lock 4, West of Lawe Street, East of ...

Significance: The garage serves as part of the lockkeeper's residence complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-M Building/structure dates: 1957 Initial Construction

Appleton Locks & Dams, Garages at Lock 1, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Garages at Lock 1, Appleton, Outagamie County, ...

Significance: The garages served as part of the lockkeeper's residence complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-C Building/structure dates: 1978 Initial Construction

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 3, Approximately 20 feet Northeast of Lock, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 3, Approximately 20 feet...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-I Building/structure dates: 1982 Initial Construction

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, Approximately 40 feet Northwest of Lower Gate, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, Approximately 40 feet...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-G Building/structure dates: 1982 Initial Construction

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Sanitary Building at Lock 3, Approximately 35 feet North of Dry Dock, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Sanitary Building at Lock 3, Approximately 35 fee...

Significance: The sanitary building functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-J Building/structure dates: before 1941 Initial Construction

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, On northern embankment, near upper gate, Rockland, La Crosse County, WI

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, On northern embankment, near...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelter f... More

Cedars Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 50 feet Northwest of Lock, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Cedars Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 50 feet Northwest o...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Cedars Lock and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-85-D Building/structure dates: 1983 Initial Construction

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage at Lock 5, Approximately 20 feet West of Lock Shelter, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage at Lock 5, Approximately 20 feet West of L...

Significance: The garage is boarded shut and is currently not in use. It was part of the former lockkeeper's complex which is no longer extant. Survey number: HAER WI-87-R Building/structure dates: 1955 Initi... More

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Garage at Combined Locks, Approximately 50 feet North of Upper Lock, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Garage at Combined Locks, Approximately 50 fe...

Significance: The garage served as part of the lockkeeper's residence complex. Survey number: HAER WI-88-H Building/structure dates: 1977 Initial Construction

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 75 feet south of garage, Wrightstown, Brown County, WI

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 75 feet sout...

Significance: The storage shed functions as part of the daily operation of the Rapide Croche Lock and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-91-D Building/structure dates: 1982 Initial Construction National Reg... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Sanitary Building at Lock 2, South of Upper Gate as West end of waste weir, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Sanitary Building at Lock 2, South of Upper Gat...

Significance: The sanitary building serves as part of the daily operation of the Appleton Locks and Dams Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-H Building/structure dates: 1970 Initial Construction

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 1, On Northern Embankment, East of Lock Shelter, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 1, On Northern Embankmen...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-E Building/structure dates: 1982 Initial Construction

Cedars Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 35 feet Northwest of Lockkeeper's Residence, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Cedars Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 35 feet Northwest of Lockkeep...

Significance: The garage served as part of the lockkeeper's residence complex. Survey number: HAER WI-85-C Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 2, East of Lock 2, near Upper Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 2, East of Lock 2, nea...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Appleton Locks and Dams Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-G Building/structure dates: 1976 Initial Construction

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage-Stable at Lock 1, Immediately East of Lockkeeper's Residence, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage-Stable at Lock 1, Immediately East of Lock...

Significance: The stable/garage was constructed as a barn or stable in 1909. The building currently functions as a garage. The garage serves as part of the lockkeeper's residential complex. Survey number: HA... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 5, On Northern Embankment, midway between Upper & Lower Gates, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 5, On Northern Embankmen...

Significance: This storage shed functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-S Building/structure dates: after 1982 Initial Construction

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Garage at Lock 2, Approximately 10 feet East of Lockkeeper's Residence, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Garage at Lock 2, Approximately 10 feet East ...

Significance: The garage served as part of the lockkeeper's residence complex. Survey number: HAER WI-88-C Building/structure dates: 1981 Initial Construction

DePere Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 50 feet Northwest of Lock Shelter, De Pere, Brown County, WI

DePere Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 50 feet Northwest o...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the De Pere Lock and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-86-D Building/structure dates: 1982 Initial Construction

DePere Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 35 feet Southeast of Lock Shelter, De Pere, Brown County, WI

DePere Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 35 feet Southeast of Lock She...

Significance: The garage served as part of the lockkeeper's residential complex. Survey number: HAER WI-86-C Building/structure dates: 1976 Initial Construction

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 100 feet southwest of garage, Rockland, La Crosse County, WI

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 100 feet s...

Significance: The storage shed functions as part of the daily operation of the Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-89-D Building/structure dates: 1983 Initial Construction National R... More

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage, At end of Mill Road, northeast of Lockkeeper's Residence, Rockland, La Crosse County, WI

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage, At end of Mill Road, northeast of ...

Significance: The garage served as part of the lookkeeper's residence complex. Survey number: HAER WI-89-C Building/structure dates: 1978 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 4, East of Lock 4 near Lower Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Storage Building at Lock 4, East of Lock 4 near...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Appleton Locks and Dams Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-84-N Building/structure dates: 1976 Initial Construction

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, On Southern Embankment, midway between Upper & Lower Gates, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, On Southern Emban...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-88-D Building/structure dates: 1981 Initial Construction

DePere Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, Near Upper Gate, De Pere, Brown County, WI

DePere Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, Near Upper Gate, De Pere, Brown Count...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelter... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 1, South side of Lock 1, near Lower Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 1, South side of Lock 1, n...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such, the lock shelte... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 5, On Northern Embankment, near Upper Gate, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter at Lock 5, On Northern Embankment, n...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. In addition, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelt... More

Menasha Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 30 feet northeast of lockkeeper's residence, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

Menasha Lock & Dam, Garage, Approximately 30 feet northeast of lockkee...

Significance: The garage associated with the lockkeeper's residence is used by the lockkeeper and family, and functions as part of the operation of the Menasha Lock and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-90-C... More

Menasha Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 130 feet east of Menasha Lock, Menasha, Winnebago County, WI

Menasha Lock & Dam, Storage Building, Approximately 130 feet east of M...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Menasha Lock and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-90-D Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 Initial Construction National R... More

USACE dredge Currituck - A large boat sitting on top of a body of water

USACE dredge Currituck - A large boat sitting on top of a body of wate...

The dredge Currituck crew with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District finishes up work at Bennetts Creek in Suffolk, Va., Sept. 17, 2013. The 150-foot dredge has been in service since 1977. (Courtes... More

This is an aerial view of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

This is an aerial view of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

This is an aerial view of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway under construction Jan. 7, 1980. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District built the northern 29 miles of the project, including the massive ... More

Aerial view of Norwalk Harbor, Norwalk, Conn., which

Aerial view of Norwalk Harbor, Norwalk, Conn., which

Aerial view of Norwalk Harbor, Norwalk, Conn., which is located at the mouth of the Norwalk River, about eight miles east of Stamford. It forms a boundary between the East and South Norwalk sections of the city... More

Construction is currently under way at the La Quinta

Construction is currently under way at the La Quinta

Construction is currently under way at the La Quinta Channel Extension Project in Nueces County, Texas. Work includes deepening the channel extension and creating a beneficial use site with a scheduled completi... More

Construction continues on Dam No. 4 on the Cumberland

Construction continues on Dam No. 4 on the Cumberland

Construction continues on Dam No. 4 on the Cumberland River in Tennessee Nov. 7, 1909. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built this old dam and lock to establish a navigation channel. The lock and dam was replac... More

Construction is ongoing at Lock 1 on the Cumberland

Construction is ongoing at Lock 1 on the Cumberland

Construction is ongoing at Lock 1 on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 31, 1891. The view shows the stone blocks for the walls looking downstream. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Distri... More

Harold Catlett, pictured here, worked on the water

Harold Catlett, pictured here, worked on the water

Harold Catlett, pictured here, worked on the water in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, navigation mission from 1985 until his sudden passing in 2014. Catlett was a mentor to many... More

Carlyle Lake, a multipurpose project

Carlyle Lake, a multipurpose project

Carlyle Lake is a multipurpose project located along the Kaskaskia River in Southern Illinois providing flood damage reduction, recreation, water supply, downstream navigation and fish and wildlife conservation.

Tourist Attraction - Cape Bridges at Sunset

Tourist Attraction - Cape Bridges at Sunset

Cape Cod Canal Bridge at Sunset.

Raising the wicket dam at Lock and Dam 52 in Brookport, Illinois.

Raising the wicket dam at Lock and Dam 52 in Brookport, Illinois.

Corps employees work to raise a wicket from the powerful Ohio River in Brookport, Illinois while raising the dam at Lock 52 on Aug. 11, 2009 due to low water. For nearly 89 years the process of manually raising... More

USACE Galveston: Keeping America's waterways open for navigation and commerce

USACE Galveston: Keeping America's waterways open for navigation and c...

A dredge works in Galveston Bay in order to ensure America's waterways remain open for navigation and commerce. To learn more about dredging along the Texas coast, view our four-minute video, http://bit.ly/KLZQ... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $3.4 million contract to repair a severely degraded 111 year old section of the east pier located in Rochester, New York. The contract was aw... More

The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge is operated and

The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge is operated and

The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge is operated and maintained by the New England District.

A 72-feet-wide tow enters the east lock of the Colorado

A 72-feet-wide tow enters the east lock of the Colorado

A 72-feet-wide tow enters the east lock of the Colorado River Locks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s locks provide navigation access through the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, assisting vesse... More

USACE Galveston District proposes adjusting operations at Brazos River Floodgates, Colorado River Locks beginning April 1, 2013

USACE Galveston District proposes adjusting operations at Brazos River...

A 72-feet-wide tow enters the east lock of the Colorado River Locks. The Colorado River Locks enables the transit of more than 12,000 tows, over 30,000 recreational or commercial vessels and 20 million tons of ... More

Floodgate rehabilitation project underway in Brazoria County, Texas

Floodgate rehabilitation project underway in Brazoria County, Texas

The crane barge “Big-T” descends upon the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Brazos River Floodgates in Brazoria County, Texas, to aid in the execution of the first major milestone in the Brazos ... More

Powerhouse tours planned at Cordell Hull Dam

Powerhouse tours planned at Cordell Hull Dam

Cordell Hull Dam is offering free public tours of the powerhouse 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11, and 9 a.m. July 16. Guiding guests through the facilities, Corps of Engineers personnel and volunteers will provide inf... More

An aerial view of the dewatered Barkley Lock Aug. 12.

An aerial view of the dewatered Barkley Lock Aug. 12.

An aerial view of the dewatered Barkley Lock Aug. 12.

Army Corps reopens Troy Lock after Tropical Storm Irene

Army Corps reopens Troy Lock after Tropical Storm Irene

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews work to clean debris from Troy Lock Sept. 2. Following Tropical Storm Irene, crews worked tirelessly to clear debris out of Troy Lock using heavy equipment to move larger piec... More

Flexible floating dredge pipe connects to the U.S.

Flexible floating dredge pipe connects to the U.S.

Flexible floating dredge pipe connects to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Louis District's Dredge Potter while dredging the Mississippi River. The pipe's flexibility allows the Potter to place dredged ma... More

USACE Galveston District awards task order contract for mooring buoy installation and repair along Texas coast

USACE Galveston District awards task order contract for mooring buoy i...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a task order contract in the amount of $260,792.34 to J.M. Davidson Inc. for mooring buoy installation and repair work at the Port Arthur, Bolivar, ... More

USACE Galveston District awards task order contract for mooring buoy installation and repair at GIWW

USACE Galveston District awards task order contract for mooring buoy i...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a task order contract in the amount of $70,047 to J.M. Davidson Inc., for mooring buoy installation and repair work at the Brazos River Floodgates a... More

Army Corps completes Kill Van Kull deepening contract

Army Corps completes Kill Van Kull deepening contract

This undated file photo shows three dredges working at the same time to deepen the Kill Van Kull, which is part of the New York and New Jersey Harbor. The contract to deepen the Kill Van Kull portion of the NY/... More

Recreational boaters move through Guntersville Lock

Recreational boaters move through Guntersville Lock

Recreational boaters move through Guntersville Lock on the Tennessee River, Oct. 21, 2011. The Nashville District operates this lock, which is crucial to day-to-day commerce of the United States in Northern Ala... More

Aid to Navigation damaged from Superstorm Sandy barely

Aid to Navigation damaged from Superstorm Sandy barely

Aid to Navigation damaged from Superstorm Sandy barely sits atop the Block Island Jetty on Block Island, Rhode Island. (Photo by Ed O'Donnell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District)

Oregon jetties built to be resilient

Oregon jetties built to be resilient

It’s not unusual for waves to overtop Oregon coast jetties; waves can reach 10 to 12 meters in height during winter storms. The rubble mound structures are resilient and self-healing by design. Stones can move,... More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (right), U.S. Army Corps of

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, poses for the class photo during his visit to confer diplomas on graduates of the district's last lock operator class... More

Employee Spotlight: Greg Yada

Employee Spotlight: Greg Yada

District/Division Program Manager of the Year Greg Yada talks about his recent success.

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), representative

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), representative

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), representative of the 3rd District of Tennessee, and Congressman Bill Shuster, representative of the 9th District of Pennsylvania, answer media questions during a tour of C... More

This is Cheatham Dam and Power House in Charlotte,

This is Cheatham Dam and Power House in Charlotte,

This is Cheatham Dam and Power House in Charlotte, Tenn., prior to a public tour of the power house May 26, 2012.

Public invited for Cheatham Lock, Dam, Powerhouse tour on Cumberland River

Public invited for Cheatham Lock, Dam, Powerhouse tour on Cumberland R...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Cheatham Lock, Dam and Hydropower Plant in Ashland City, Tenn. Free tours for the general public are Saturday, July 21;... More

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Public invited for Fort Loudoun Lock tour on Tennessee River

Public invited for Fort Loudoun Lock tour on Tennessee River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Tennessee Valley Authority invite the public for a free tour of Fort Loudoun Lock at Tennessee River mile 602.3 in Lenoir City, Tenn., Saturday, June 9, 2... 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

Tennessean Reporter Duane Gang interviews Travis Claud,

Tennessean Reporter Duane Gang interviews Travis Claud,

Tennessean Reporter Duane Gang interviews Travis Claud, Project Operations officer for the Nashville Area Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, about upcoming maintenance that will close Chea... More

USACE Galveston District’s Employee Spotlight on Capt. Derek Thornton

USACE Galveston District’s Employee Spotlight on Capt. Derek Thornton

It’s no secret that successful engineers often exhibit similar personality traits ranging from possessing strong problem solving skills to working well as a team, so it didn’t come as a surprise to Capt. Derek ... More

Nashville District employees reminisce about Tener’s tenure

Nashville District employees reminisce about Tener’s tenure

(Left to right) Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Retired Col. Robert “Bob” Tener, Nashville District commander, 1977-1980; Ann Tener; and Maj. Patrick Dagon, ... More

The public will not have access to the north jetty

The public will not have access to the north jetty

The public will not have access to the north jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River beginning in October 2014 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins the next phase of its major rehabilitation of the jetty system.

Adam Walker (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Adam Walker (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Adam Walker (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, briefs Congressman Diane Black, Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District, on the projec... More

USACE Galveston District begins beach renourishment at South Padre Island, Texas

USACE Galveston District begins beach renourishment at South Padre Isl...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District partnered with the Texas General Land Office, Cameron County and the City of South Padre Island to renourish approximately one half mile of South Padre Island... More

The name on the transom says it all: the Florida II

The name on the transom says it all: the Florida II

The name on the transom says it all: the Florida II hails from Jacksonville, Fla. The A-frame on the stern is used to deploy sonar towfish capable of collecting data at depths of 30 to 1,000 feet, as well as sp... More

Maintaining an island's lifeline

Maintaining an island's lifeline

A waterman's workboat sits docked in Tangier Harbor. The federal navigation channel allows vessels like this safe passage between the Chesapeake Bay and the town's harbor. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

The removal of 890 cubic yards of limestone from the

The removal of 890 cubic yards of limestone from the

The removal of 890 cubic yards of limestone from the navigation channel on the Mississippi River near Thebes, Ill., began Dec. 17, 2012. This is just one phase of the action the Corps is taking to improve the n... More

Corps officials meet with Illinois leaders to discuss Mississippi River low-water situation

Corps officials meet with Illinois leaders to discuss Mississippi Rive...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Command Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District Commander Col. Chris Hall met with state and local representative in Alton, Ill., Dec. 17, 2012, to... More

Al VanGuilder, a survey technician of the St. Paul

Al VanGuilder, a survey technician of the St. Paul

Al VanGuilder, a survey technician of the St. Paul district, dons cold weather flotation clothing prior to going on Lake Pepin near Wabasha, Minn., Feb. 13, 2013. Members of St. Paul district conduct annual ice... More

McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Long-Term Maintenance Strategy

McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Long-Term Maintenance ...

Motor Vessel Katherine Berry navigating upstream on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. (Photo by Tim Zimmerman)

Little Rock District architect of the year

Little Rock District architect of the year

Bill Jackson, Little Rock District architect of the year.

USACE Galveston District awards $251,997 small business task order for buoy repairs

USACE Galveston District awards $251,997 small business task order for...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a task order in the amount $251,997 to J.M. Davidson Inc. (a small business contractor) for buoy repair, replacement and maintenance at the Brazos Riv... More

The Motor Vessel Roberta Tabor locks through Lock and

The Motor Vessel Roberta Tabor locks through Lock and

The Motor Vessel Roberta Tabor locks through Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., April 8. The tow was the first to break through the ice at Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River and arrive in St. Paul, Minn. Tradi... More

Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge

Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge

Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Currituck, based out of Wilmington, N.C., filters sand from Bennett's Creek to increase the depth from 2 to 6 feet. The shallow-draft dredging of the federa... More

Brand new stainless steel pipelines to carry hydraulic

Brand new stainless steel pipelines to carry hydraulic

Brand new stainless steel pipelines to carry hydraulic fluid to the Miter Gates on the MKARNS are expected to last much longer than the original galvanized pipes that were installed as original equipment in the locks.

Corps to allow public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock

Corps to allow public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock

A barge tow navigates through Cheatham Lock June 6, 2013, in Ashland City, Tenn. The lock is located at River Mile 148.7 on the Cumberland River and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Dis... More

Cheatham Lock accessible to visitors seven days a week

Cheatham Lock accessible to visitors seven days a week

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock located on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tenn. The lock is open to visitors seven days a week, f... More

Corps of Engineers offers public access to Cheatham Lock

Corps of Engineers offers public access to Cheatham Lock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock, located at Cumberland River mile 148.7. The lock is open to visitors seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5... More

Corps of Engineers offers public access to Cheatham Lock

Corps of Engineers offers public access to Cheatham Lock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock located at Cumberland River mile 148.7 in Ashland City, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Leon Roberts)

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