Topic: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

Fort Campbell engineers receive USACE overview, tour Kentucky Lock Addition Project

December 7, 2019 |

Grand Rivers, KY – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander Lt. Col. Sonny Avichal welcomed Maj. Gen. (ret) Bryan Watson and Army Combat engineers from Fort Campbell’s 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, for an overview and tour of the Kentucky Lock Addition Project.

“We are glad you are here,” said Avichal. “This is a great opportunity for you to see a different part of the regiment that you don’t normally see as combat engineers.”

Jeremiah Manning, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project explains construction of the downstream coffer dam with concrete shells that will also be part of the permanent lock wall to combat engineers from Fort Campbell’s 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division during a tour at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, KY. (Mark Rankin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District)

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Ashland City to close Bull Run Recreation Area

September 25, 2019 |

Nashville, TN – Bull Run Recreation Area on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tennessee, is scheduled to be permanently closed October 31st, 2019. The area is currently a city-operated park leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

The park encompasses 63 total acres of which four acres have been developed for day use recreation, including a boat ramp, gravel parking lot, picnic sites and a trail.

Bull Run Recreation Area is scheduled to be permanently closed as of October 31, 2019. The area is currently a Town of Ashland City-operated park that encompasses 63 total acres of which four acres have been developed for day use recreation including a boat ramp, gravel parking lot, picnic sites, and trail.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reassigning control of Lock C to Fort Campbell

September 22, 2019 |

Nashville, TN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is in the process of reassigning the Lock C site to the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

The Lock C site has historically been used by the Army to transport equipment on the Cumberland River. In 2018, the Corps issued a permit to Fort Campbell for the purpose of loading and unloading barges along the shoreline of a 14.64-acre portion of the site.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is in the process of reassigning the Lock C site to the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District)

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Public invited for tour of Cheatham Dam and Powerhouse

August 18, 2019 |

Nashville, TN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Cheatham Dam Lock and Dam and Hydropower Plant in Ashland City, Tennessee, 11:00am Central Time Saturday, September 21st, 2019.

The tour is limited to 45 people. Pre-registration is required for all tour guests, including minors. The deadline to register, provided there are still open slots, is seven business days prior to scheduled tour. Personal information collected during sign-up is used for security background checks.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Cheatham Dam Lock and Dam and Hydropower Plant on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tennessee, 11:00am Central Time Saturday, September 21st, 2019. The project is operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. (Leon Roberts, USACE)

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District working to reassign Lock C to Fort Campbell

April 1, 2019 |

Written by Leon Roberts
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

Nashville, TN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is in the process of supplementing the Lake Barkley Master Plan reclassifying the Lock C site in Montgomery County, Tennessee, from “Multiple Resource Management – Low Density Recreation” to “Multiple Resource Management – Future/Inactive Recreation Area.”

This designation would allow the Corps of Engineers to reassign the area to the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Campbell, KY.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is in the process of reassigning Lock C in Montgomery County, Tenn., to the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Campbell, Ky., for military utilization. There is a 30-day public comment period in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, which is necessary to supplement the Lake Barkley Master Plan. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District)

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assessing Recreation Facilities flood damage as waters recede

March 15, 2019 |

Written by Leon Roberts
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

Nashville, TN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is assessing damage to recreation facilities at its 10 lakes in the Cumberland River Basin as high waters begin to recede.

Officials are working as conditions allow to determine impacts to public lands, including roadways, recreation areas, facilities and campsites to make sure they are safe ahead of the 2019 recreation season.

High water at Center Hill Lake submerges a pavilion and bathroom at Floating Mill Park in Silver Point, Tennessee, Feb. 25, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is assessing damage to recreation facilities at its 10 lakes in the Cumberland River Basin as high waters recede. (John Malone, USACE)

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Dams saved $1.72 billion in Flood Damage

March 8, 2019 |

Written by Leon Roberts
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

Nashville, TN –  The 10 dams operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the Cumberland River Basin performed as designed during the wettest February on record, saving an estimated $1.72 billion in would-be flood damage to the region.

The ability to hold back water where possible reduced impacts in Nashville by as much as 16 feet, preventing $1.5 billion of damage that would have resulted from higher water. The water level on the Cumberland River in Music City reached 40.93 feet with projects operating, but would have reached an estimated 57.2 feet if the storage projects upstream were not in existence.

Dale Hollow Dam on the Obey River in Celina, Tennessee, discharges water March 4th, 2019. (Don Busbice, USACE)

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Cheatham Lock closure extended due to High-River Flows

February 27, 2019 |

Written by Bill Peoples 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

Nashville, TN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, Tennessee, will likely remain closed to navigation for at least 30 days due to high water levels at the project.

Flows moving through Cheatham Dam are expected to remain at 110,000 cubic feet per second for at least the next 30 days as the Corps of Engineers releases water from storage reservoirs upstream and maintains approximately a 39-foot stage in Nashville, Tennessee, and 42-foot stage in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Water is moving through Cheatham Dam Feb. 26, 2019 at a rate of about 110,000 cubic feet per second. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials are getting the word out to commercial and recreational navigators that Cheatham Lock will remain closed for at least 30 days due to the high water levels expected as the Corps continues to make water releases from its storage reservoirs upstream in the Cumberland River Basin. (Carol Vernon, USACE)

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dispels Wolf Creek Dam safety rumors

February 21, 2019 |

Written by Leon Roberts
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

Nashville, TN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is dispelling rumors that Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, KY, is in danger of imminent failure.

A local radio station commentator put out false information this morning that Wolf Creek Dam could fail at any time and local residents downstream needed to formulate an evacuation plan.

“This is completely false,” said Kyle Hayworth, Dam Safety Program Manager with the Nashville District. “The dam is not failing. There have been no signs of distress with the project, and our dam safety staff has been and will continue to monitor all of the Cumberland River Basin dams throughout this high-water event.”

Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, KY, releases water from Lake Cumberland February 20th, 2019. (Misty Cravens, USACE)

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National Weather Service issues Flood Watch for Clarksville-Montgomery County

February 10, 2019 |

National Weather Service (NWS)

Nashville, TN – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch that is in effect for Clarskville-Montgomery County and northern Middle Tennessee from 6:00pm this evening through Tuesday morning, February 12th.

A lengthy period of on and off moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall across northern Middle Tennessee will begin tonight and last into Tuesday.

The rainfall should finally come to an end on Tuesday.

The Cumberland River at the R.J. Corman Railroad Bridge in Clarksville.

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