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  • Mobile District partnerships enhance Fish Migration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District has partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Georgia, Florida, and Alabama state fisheries to improve the opportunities for successful fish migration in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basins. The fish passage efforts utilize the Corps navigation locks at these waterway projects during the spring spawning migration runs.

  • West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the dam road will be closed from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, to ensure public safety while routine maintenance is conducted on the West Point Dam.

  • Water Releases at Lake Allatoona

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, announced that water will be released through the spillway gates rather than the generators due to a fire that occurred in the powerhouse on May 19, 2014. The spillway gates will be used to make releases to manage lake levels and for downstream environmental purposes.

  • White Oak Creek Park Closed for Special Event

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today White Oak Day Use Park and White Oak boat ramp on Walter F. George Lake near Eufaula, Alabama, will be closed to the public on Saturday, May 10, 2014. A “Take- A- Warrior Fishing” event will be conducted that day and will occupy both locations. White Oak Campground will maintain normal operations during the event but campers are urged to launch, and then move trailers and vehicles inside the campground to make spaces available at the boat ramp.

  • R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and West Point Dam Road to be Closed April 25-27

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today the R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and the road across West Point Dam will be closed to all vehicular traffic, at 6 p.m Friday April 25, thru 1 p.m. on Sunday April 27, for the 11th Annual West Point Lake Triathlon.

  • Jim Woodruff Lock Closed for Repairs

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District announced today the Jim Woodruff Lock located on the Apalachicola River in Chattahoochee, Florida will be closed to all vessels as unscheduled repairs are underway at the lock. Mechanical problems caused the lock gates to become inoperable so repairs were begin immediately on April 6. The lock is expected to remain closed through mid-May 2014 and a public announcement will be made near the re-opening date.

  • West Point Dam Traffic Restricted

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District at West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the dam road will be closed Thursday, April 17, 2014, to ensure public safety as contractors use large equipment to conduct an inspection of the West Point Dam.

  • Lake Okatibbee experiencing high water from recent rain events

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District at Okatibbee Lake has closed several campgrounds and boat docks. East Central Mississippi has received several inches of rain over the last several days causing the lake and downstream rivers to rise.

  • Personal Watercraft and Boating Safety Course Offered Locally

    The U.S. 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 15 and 17, 2014 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.

  • MsCIP Barrier Island Restoration: USACE releases Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District has released the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program Comprehensive Barrier Islands Restoration Project, Jackson, Harrison and Hancock Counties, Mississippi for public review and comment