There are 21 article(s) tagged U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
The series of turns in the Mississippi River just south of Memphis has claimed boats before and was known for strong currents. It has changed in the century since the M.E. Norman capsized and sank to the river’s muddy bottom.
The four days of intense rainfall set a new record for the period in Memphis and raised the level of the Mississippi River at Memphis dramatically.
The $63.7 million project would restore forests and wetland habitats along 39 miles of the Mississippi River.
As low water season begins, the Mississippi River is currently 4 feet higher than the record low of 2023.
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.
But moving mountains of sand during historic low water levels creates its own problems.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Look for the river at Memphis to go just above flood stage of 34 feet this weekend.
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.
For the first time since Feb. 18, the Mississippi River at Memphis is expected to go below flood stage sometime Friday.
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.
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