Nashville District celebrates its 125th Anniversary
Country music star Dolly Parton performs at the Cordell Hull Dam Dedication Oct. 13, 1973, on the shore of the Cumberland River at the dam in Carthage, Tenn. According to an Associated Press report following th... More
The Cordell Hull Lake Junior Ranger class of 2018 pose
The Cordell Hull Lake Junior Ranger class of 2018 pose with their award certificates July 30, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)
Kate Korthals, engineering technician, kayaks on the
Kate Korthals, engineering technician, kayaks on the Cumberland River in Carthage, Tenn., June 23, 2018 on Leg 28 of a 650.4-mile journey of the Cumberland River. The objective of navigating the waterway was to... More
Campers use an increment corer to uncover the life
Campers use an increment corer to uncover the life history of a tree July 26, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)
Junior Ranger students engage in an interactive learning
Junior Ranger students engage in an interactive learning environment as they practice their tree identification skills July 26, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)
Four potential future engineers work to “build” their
Four potential future engineers work to “build” their first hydropower plant July 26, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)
Ryan Frye (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Ryan Frye (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydropower Branch maintenance manager, and James Graham, senior electrical engineer for the Nashville District Engineering Design Group, inspect... More
Powerhouse tours planned at Cordell Hull Dam
Cordell Hull Dam is offering free public tours of the powerhouse 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11, and 9 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2016. Guiding guests through the facilities, Corps of Engineers personnel and volunteers... More
Public workshop for Cordell Hull Lake’s Master Plan Revision scheduled
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that the Cordell Hull Lake staff is holding a public workshop 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 the lake’s Resource Manager’s Office in Carthage, T... More
North Central Fire Department and Smith County’s volunteer
North Central Fire Department and Smith County’s volunteer fire department show kids their bunker gear and truck equipment used to battle fires during the “Touch a Truck” event June 9, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake... More
This is a view of Cordell Hull Lock and Dam from high
This is a view of Cordell Hull Lock and Dam from high above where the switchyard is located above the Cumberland River in Carthage, Tenn., March 6, 2012. A combined team from the Nashville District and the Hyd... More
Don’t allow tragedy to drown out fond memories at Corps lakes this sum...
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, pilots a Corps boat at Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River, April 13, 2012. The commander wants to stress water safety ... More
Don’t stop practicing water safety on Corps lakes
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, is seen here ono Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. With the recreation season winding down afteric to the Labor D... More
Cordell Hull employees receive Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award
The staff at the Cordell Hull Lake project poses with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award Oct. 22, 2013, in Carthage, Tenn. The award is given to individuals or a team of employ... More
Cordell Hull Lake hosting ‘Touch a Truck Day’
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers at Cordell Hull Lake are hosting the first annual “Touch a Truck Day” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2018 to coincide with “National Get Outdoors Day.”
From left to right: State Senator Mae Beavers, Nashville
From left to right: State Senator Mae Beavers, Nashville District Commander Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, Cordell Hull Resource Manager Mark Herd, State Representative Terri Weaver, and Smith County Commissioner Bi... More
Sharon Demeaux (left), lead structural engineer for
Sharon Demeaux (left), lead structural engineer for the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., discusses facility issues involved with the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard. A combined technical team from HD... More
Employees and family members of the U.S. Army Corps
Employees and family members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District navigate through Cordell Hull Lock in Carthage, Tenn., June 23, 2018 on Leg 28 of a 650.4-mile journey of the Cumberland River... More
Nashville District Commander Lt. Col. James DeLapp
Nashville District Commander Lt. Col. James DeLapp thanks all of the people who contributed to the new Resource Manager's Office at Cordell Hull Lake during a ribbon cutting ceremony, July 20, 2012.
Corps dedicating new Cordell Hull Lake Resource Manager’s Office
This is a new $2.6 million resource manager's office at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. It replaces the previous building destroyed by fire Sept. 26, 2008. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Distri... More
Mike Brown, senior geotechnical engineer with the U.S.
Mike Brown, senior geotechnical engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and (name) canoe the Cumberland River in Carthage, Tenn., June 23, 2018 on Leg 28 of a 650.4-mile journey of th... More
Cordell Hull Lake seeks applicants for youth deer hunt
The Corps of Engineers is hosting the youth deer hunt in partnership with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency at the Defeated Creek and Tailwater Recreation Areas the morning of Saturday, Dec. 7, and noon S... More
Tennessee Kayak and Outdoor Company sets up a booth
Tennessee Kayak and Outdoor Company sets up a booth to explain about trips and tours they offer with safety in mind for the “Touch a Truck” event June 9, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. This was a ... More
Cordell Hull Lake Resource Manager Mark Herd speaks
Cordell Hull Lake Resource Manager Mark Herd speaks about his gratitude towards the whole Nashville District at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Cordell Hull Lake Visitor's Center in Carthage, Tenn., July 20... More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District maintenance crew on the Iroquois from the Cumberland River Operations Center installs a sign at Cordell Hull Dam Feb. 26, 2014. The district's repair fleet is ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District constructs Cordell Hull Lock and Dam on the Cumberland River in Carthage, Tenn., June 13, 1967. (USACE Photo)
This is the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard in Carthage,
This is the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard in Carthage, Tenn., March 6, 2012. A combined team from the Nashville District and the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., which is the Corps' national center... More
From left to right: State Senator Mae Beavers, Nashville
From left to right: State Senator Mae Beavers, Nashville District Commander Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, Cordell Hull Resource Manager Mark Herd, State Representative Terri Weaver, and Smith County Commissioner Bi... More
Youth hunters, mentors and sponsors pose together Dec.
Youth hunters, mentors and sponsors pose together Dec. 7, 2014, following the two-day 2014 Defeated Creek Youth Deer Management Hunt held at Defeated Creek Recreation Area in Carthage, Tenn. (USACE photo by Par... More
Cordell Hull Dam tailwater launching ramp closed this week
The Cordell Hull Dam tailwater launching ramp on the Cumberland River in Carthage, Tenn., is closed Feb. 13-17, 2016 for scheduled maintenance and upgrades.
Public invited for Cordell Hull Dam Powerhouse tour on Cumberland Rive...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Cordell Hull Dam Hydropower Plant in Carthage, Tenn. Free tours for the general public are Saturday, May 19, 2018; and ... More
Park Ranger Brian Mangrum at Cheatham Lake is a U.S.
Park Ranger Brian Mangrum at Cheatham Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Co-Employee of the Month for June 2012.
Biologist Kenny Claywell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Biologist Kenny Claywell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park ranger at Cordell Hull Lake, presents Noah Likens of Murfreesboro, Tenn., with a Mini Viper Tree Stand donated by Summit Treestands... More
Jim Carter, who leads hydropower design activities
Jim Carter, who leads hydropower design activities in the Nashville District Civil Design Branch Mechanical and Electrical Section, inspects the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard in Carthage, Tenn., March 6, 2012. A... More
Park Ranger Ashley Webster shows a young boy the all-terrain
Park Ranger Ashley Webster shows a young boy the all-terrain vehicles the Corps of Engineers use when doing trail work during the “Touch a Truck” event June 9, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. (Cour... More
A member of the Smith County Rescue Squad Extrication
A member of the Smith County Rescue Squad Extrication team shows off the “jaws of life” to a youngster during the “Touch a Truck” event June 9, 2018 at Cordell Hull Lake in Carthage, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)
Scott D. Cotner (left), senior electrical engineer
Scott D. Cotner (left), senior electrical engineer at the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., and Kevin Florence, HDC electrical engineer, inspect electrical equipment at the Cordell Hull Dam Switchy... More
Scott D. Cotner (middle), senior electrical engineer
Scott D. Cotner (middle), senior electrical engineer at the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., Kevin Florence (right), HDC electrical engineer, and James Graham, senior electrical engineer for the U... More