Press Releases

  • UPDATE: BLACK WARRIOR/TOMBIGBEE RIVER SYSTEM LOCK CLOSURES, NAVIGATION OBSTRUCTION

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District continues clearing high water-level navigation impacts to the Black Warrior and Tombigbee River systems (BWT).
  • UPDATE: TENN-TOM WATERWAY LOCK CLOSURES, NAVIGATION OBSTRUCTIONS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District continues clearing high water-level navigation impacts to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (TTWW).
  • 2 DAY USE AREAS REOPENED AT CARTERS LAKE

    MOBILE, Ala. – The Carters Lake Project Office in Chatsworth, Georgia reopened two of its Day Use areas – Re-Regulation North and Re-Regulation South – Monday, March 4, 2019.
  • WATER RELEASES AT CARTERS DAM DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District is releasing normal, high-flow water releases at Carters Lake Dam due to its high water level.
  • TENN-TOM WATERWAY, BLACK WARRIOR/TOMBIGBEE RIVER LOCK CLOSURE, NAVIGATION OBSTRUCTIONS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announces that due to continued heavy rainfall in the northern regions of Alabama and Mississippi, river levels have reached major flood stages, impacting navigation traffic on inland waterway systems. The high water levels have caused the closure of several locks, as well as creating shoal areas obstructing as water levels drop.
  • DAY USE AREA CLOSURES AT CARTERS LAKE

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced today that select recreational Day Use areas at the Carters Lake Project site have closed due to high waters impacting the region.
  • HIGH WATERS AT CARTERS LAKE RESERVOIR

    MOBILE, Ala. – The watershed that supplies Carters Lake has received extensive rainfall amounts for the past 10 days, resulting in higher than normal lake levels for the Carters Lake reservoir.
  • HIGH WATERS BRING CLOSURES TO BWT RECREATION AREAS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at Black Warrior-Tombigbee Lakes Demopolis Site Office closed several of its recreation areas until further notice due to high water levels.
  • SAFETY CONCERNS CLOSE WEST BANK PARK

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District has temporarily closed the West Bank Park at Lake Lanier as of Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, due to safety hazards. The park will remain closed while saturated ground conditions delay efforts to resolve the safety concerns.
  • USACE MOBILE DISTRICT PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS SHARE IN NATIONAL AWARD

    MOBILE, Ala. - In a ceremony held Jan. 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado, four physical scientists of US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District who play a vital role on the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) Team were among the professionals presented the organization’s prestigious Outstanding Team Achievement in Lidar Award.