There are 18 article(s) tagged U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:

• September 2024

  • Will the Mississippi River hit record low for third year?

    As low water season begins, the Mississippi River is currently 4 feet higher than the record low of 2023. 

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2024

• August 2024

  • Invasive carp are surging in the Mississippi River. Can people be convinced to eat them?

    Four species of Asian carp have firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, and experts say they are here to stay. But one way to get the carp population under control seems relatively simple — eat them.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk August 09, 2024

• December 2023

  • Nonstop dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year

    But moving mountains of sand during historic low water levels creates its own problems.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk December 17, 2023

• June 2023

  • Native American artifacts allegedly desecrated, stolen at Arkabutla Lake

    The DeSoto County Museum curator says he’s been told some artifacts have since been stolen from areas of the Arkabutla Lake bed that have been drained recently.

    By Beth Sullivan June 17, 2023

• May 2023

  • Mississippi River shipping infrastructure is aging. Who should pay for the repairs?

    Traffic is increasing, and the locks and dams have aged far past their life expectancy. They slow barges down, and shippers and commodity groups fear a breakdown on the horizon.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk May 21, 2023

  • Officials lowering Arkabutla Lake water levels for dam repairs

    Area experts are closely watching Arkabutla Dam at the DeSoto-Tate county line to make sure a foundation problem does not contribute to a breach.

    By Beth Sullivan May 13, 2023

• February 2023

  • Blast off: Area 51 mountain bike trail expands in DeSoto County

    With a quirky name like Area 51, a Mississippi trail biking group has worked around Arkabutla Lake to make a challenging path to ride and jump.

    By Beth Sullivan February 14, 2023

• June 2022

  • Corps of Engineers seeks public input on Horn Lake flood control plans

    A draft of a report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could provide some relief to flooding in the Bullfrog Corner section of DeSoto County.

    By Toni Lepeska June 02, 2022

• February 2022

  • DeSoto County to receive substantial funding boost for wastewater treatment

    DeSoto County will receive millions of dollars to help expand its wastewater capacity under and amended agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    By Toni Lepeska February 24, 2022

• April 2021

  • County and Army Corps study Loosahatchie Basin flood areas

    A $450,000 joint county-federal grant would study 10 areas of land in northern Shelby County for flood control projects that could double as public recreation areas when they are not underwater. One project is already underway near Big Creek in Millington.

    By Bill Dries April 13, 2021

• October 2020

  • Tom Lee Park plan nixes beach, adds outdoor ‘lounges’

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership presents a schematic design for Tom Lee Park on Riverside Drive in Downtown Memphis. 

    Related: Q&A on the latest Tom Lee Park changes.

    By Wayne Risher October 09, 2020

• May 2020

  • Lee tours new, $51M coronavirus care facility in former CA building

    The hospital will open when numbers of COVID-19 patients make it necessary; they will arrive by ambulance in a drive-up bay off Beale Street.

    By Jane Roberts May 19, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case

    • Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
    • Small business emergency declared
    • Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
    • Community Foundation launches response fund

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• May 2019

  • Mississippi River at Memphis on the rise again

    Look for the river at Memphis to go just above flood stage of 34 feet this weekend.

    By Bill Dries May 07, 2019

• April 2019

  • 2011 flood sets the standard for reviews of March flood control measures

    Those maintaining the city's flood counter measures said the March flooding at Memphis tested the system and the system passed. But they also said the frequency of high water requires vigilance.

    By Bill Dries April 10, 2019

• March 2019

  • Mississippi River at Memphis to go below flood stage Friday

    For the first time since Feb. 18, the Mississippi River at Memphis is expected to go below flood stage sometime Friday.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019

  • River forecast to drop at Memphis despite Midwest flooding

    The Mississippi River is forecast to rise slightly this week before beginning a drop to below flood stage by the end of the month. But the agencies that watch the flow of the river remain in "flood fight" status, given historic flooding to the north.

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2019

• September 2018

  • Ceremony to mark completion of $4.5M levee drainage project

    When the Mississippi River rose to historic levels in 2011, local officials observed water seeping under the levee that protects the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park near Presidents Island.

    By Michelle Corbet September 18, 2018