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  • Corps of Engineers prepares to celebrate 135th anniversary in Memphis

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 24, 2017 – A milestone is fast approaching for the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as it prepares to celebrate its 135th anniversary on Aug. 30. A year-long schedule of events and activities are planned that will highlight the agency’s mission and the value it brings to this region.
  • Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-Water Inspection Trip

    VICKSBURG, Miss., July 18, 2017 -- The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will conduct its annual
  • Senior Pass Price Increase

    The National Park Service in coordination with the other federal recreation providers announced July
  • Corps of Engineers lowers floodfight response level to Phase I in northern areas

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 12, 2017 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) lowered its floodfight activation level to Phase I in the Cairo, Missouri, and Reelfoot-Obion Areas due to falling Mississippi River levels.
  • Corps of Engineers provides additional floodfighting assistance to local authorities

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 9, 2017 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues its Phase II floodfight activities in the Cairo area, the Reelfoot-Obion area, the Missouri area, and the White River area. Employees are mobilized, conducting patrols each day from 7 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., checking the condition of levees and other flood protection structures and looking for problems like water seepage under levees. In addition to these floodfight activities, the Memphis District has provided materiel assistance to local communities and flood control organizations to aid them in their floodfighting efforts. The items provided were sandbags that are used to build retainer walls or to help combat sand boils, portable pumps to remove water from flooded areas, and plastic poly sheeting to cover levees and help minimize levee slides and erosion.