19 Nov 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces it will begin to drawdown West Point Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today that residents living around West Point Lake and recreational users need to be aware of upcoming lake levels. Levels have been slowly dropping and will continue to go downward towards winter pool at 628.

13 Nov 2013

West Point Dam Road to be closed November 18-22

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced that the roadway on top of West Point Dam will be closed to all vehicles and pedestrians during the week of November 18-22, 2013. Motorists use the road in their daily commutes across the Chattahoochee River, and the closure may add to their travel time. Signs located at each end of the road are in place to notify the public of its accessibility. Alternate routes across the river are the US Highway 29 Bridge in West Point, Ga., and the Georgia Highway 109 Bridge west of LaGrange, Ga.

19 Apr 2013

R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and West Point Dam Road to be Closed April 26-28

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announces today, the R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and the road across West Point Dam will be closed to all vehicular traffic, at 8 p.m Friday April 26 thru 1 pm on Sunday April 28 for the 10th Annual West Point Lake Triathlon.

3 Apr 2013

Bluebird Monitoring Volunteer Opportunities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at West Point Project is seeking volunteers to assist with bluebird nesting box monitoring during the March to August breeding season. Prospective volunteers should be available to inspect their assigned nesting boxes every two weeks during the breeding season. USACE will provide data logs and maps to the locations of the assigned nesting boxes.

3 Apr 2013

Personal Watercraft and Boating Safety Course

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 81, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake, will conduct a personal watercraft and boating safety course at the West Point Project Management Office on April 16 and 18, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. This course will provide information on legal requirements, navigation rules, preventing personal watercraft and boating accidents, and new boating laws.

1 Mar 2013

Corps Suspends Drought Operations on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin

Drought conditions throughout many areas of the Southeastern United States have begun to improve. Rainfall has been above normal for the past month throughout the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River system, which has led to increased inflows into the lakes and the river system. Under the provisions of the Revised Interim Operations Plan (RIOP), when the composite conservation storage in the ACF system enters Zone 1 along with favorable hydrologic conditions, drought operations are suspended and normal operations resume.