Water Management Section News Today

Nashville, TN – Damage from the tornadoes, storms and floods that hit this area May 9-10, 2024 were reduced due to area dams.   A preliminary analysis of data from the early May high-water event in middle Tennessee, conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, has revealed that USACE projects reduced flood damage by an estimated $180 million. During a period of peak inflow to Corps of Engineers dams and reservoirs due to heavy rain on May 8-10, Nashville D...

Dredges continued to address problem spots as lack of rainfall worsened drought conditions along much of the Mississippi River basin.

Kern River Water Master Mark Mulkay says the river may very well be flowing through Bakersfield for the rest of the year, given the size of the snowpack and expected melt.

As warmer weather moves in, rapid snowmelt is raising concerns about more water reaching already-filled waterways in the Valley.

7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 5, 2021) – The Water Quality Team, a component of the Water Management Section within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, routinely collects water quality information at the 10 reservoir projects in the Cumberland River Basin. Mark Campbell, Water Management Section hydrologist, said the results obtained from these surveys makes it possible for the Corps of Engineers to determine physical, chemical, and biological metrics to better asse...