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  • West Point Lake to Host National Public Lands Day Event

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake welcomes volunteers to the annual National Public Lands Day on Sept. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 1p.m. at Holiday Campground in West Point, Ga.

  • West Point Lake Hunting Permits Now Available for Purchase

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Office at West Point Lake announced today that permits and maps for the 2021-2022 hunting seasons are now available to the public.

  • USACE West Point Lake Transitioning to Automated Fee Machines

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake announces it will resume fee collections on Monday, August 2, 2021, following the temporary hiatus of fee collections that had been put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. New cashless automated machines have been installed to provide a safer means of collecting user fees.

  • CHAPMAN TAKES COMMAND OF MOBILE DISTRICT

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has the distinct honor of welcoming Col. Jeremy J. Chapman, who assumed command of the Mobile District as its 54th Commander on June 28, 2021.

  • USACE West Point Lake to Temporarily Close Project Areas for West Point Lake Triathlon

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake will temporarily close several areas of the project to public access when it hosts the 17th Annual West Point Lake Triathlon on June 27, 2021.

  • TOM BEVILL LOCK REMAINS TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE) has temporarily closed the Tom Bevill Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, due to a runaway barge striking the spillway and blocking flow from the gates in the early hours of Saturday, June 12.

  • Mobile District on Scene Assessing the Stennis Lock Site

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE) has temporarily closed the John C. Stennis Lock (Mile 334.7) on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway due to high water levels and a runaway barge striking the spillway.

  • Temporary Road and Park Closures at Lake Sidney Lanier

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Project Management Office at Lake Sidney Lanier advises the public that Buford Dam Road will be temporarily closed for roadway maintenance at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. It is expected that the work will be completed by 5 p.m. During this time, please use GA State Road 20 as an alternate travel route.

  • USACE West Point Lake to Temporarily Close Project Areas for Army Training Exercise

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake will temporarily close several areas of the project to public access when it hosts a training exercise for the U.S. Army’s U.S. Army’s 507th Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade from Fort Benning, Georgia on May 14, 2021.

  • ALLATOONA LAKE HUNTING PERMITS CANCELLED FOR 2021/2022 SEASON

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Allatoona Lake Project announced today that for the 2021/2022 season, hunters will be allowed to hunt in designated areas without requiring a permit.