Press Releases

  • Mobile District launches fish tagging study in Lower Alabama River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announces the commencement of a comprehensive fish tagging study in the lower Alabama River. This initiative aims to understand the movement patterns of fish through the locks and dams in the region, particularly during spring migration.
  • Demopolis Lock Closure update 2

    The Demopolis Lock is closed to traffic for repairs. A breach occurred on Jan. 16, caused by a concrete sill failure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assessing the failure and processing data to develop repair plans. There is no current estimated time for completion of repairs; updates will be made as more information becomes available.
  • Demopolis Lock Closure update

    The Demopolis Lock is closed to traffic for maintenance and repairs. A breach occurred Jan. 16, which was caused by a concrete sill failure.
  • Demopolis Lock Closure

    Starting today, the Demopolis Lock will be closed to traffic for emergency repairs to the upper miter gate
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosting Public Meeting for Forest Heights Levee Improvement Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District will host a public meeting, to discuss the updated plan for the Forest Heights Levee improvement project.
  • West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that the road atop West Point Dam will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 7-8, and Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
  • USACE WAIVES DAY-USE FEES AT RECREATION AREAS IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day-use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.
  • Reservoir Releases Support Basin Wide Demands

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, water management officials provide an update today on current water releases from federally operated reservoirs Buford, West Point, Walter F. George, George Andrews, and Jim Woodruff on the Chattahoochee River projects.
  • Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Reservoir Water Levels Continue Decline

    MOBILE, Ala. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, water management officials announced today that the reservoir levels at Buford, West Point, and Walter F. George reservoirs on the Chattahoochee River are expected to continue declining over the next 2 weeks.
  • Challenge Cost Sharing Cooperative Management Agreement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Sidney Lanier is seeking non-Federal public entities to submit proposals for the co-management of certain recreation areas at Lake Sidney Lanier. Non-Federal public entities are limited to state, county, municipal or local governments, public institutions of higher education, and Native American Tribes.