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A 12-barge tow enters Pickwick Lock in Counce, Tenn.,

A 12-barge tow enters Pickwick Lock in Counce, Tenn.,

A 12-barge tow enters Pickwick Lock in Counce, Tenn., Oct. 24, 2013, during a 75th Anniversary event attended by guests from Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Pickwick is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authorit... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Center is passing water through Cheatham Dam on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tenn., at a rate exceeding 90,000 cubic feet per second... More

Construction crews excavate next to the saddle dam

Construction crews excavate next to the saddle dam

Construction crews excavate next to the saddle dam at Center Hill Lake Dec. 5, 2017 to prepare for the construction of a roller compacted concrete berm. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

Wolf Creek Dam increasing releases to historic levels

Wolf Creek Dam increasing releases to historic levels

Wolf Creek Dam spills on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 22, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the project. (USACE photo by Misty Cravens)

STEM students tour the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s

STEM students tour the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s

STEM students tour the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., during the Saturday Scholars program Feb. 25, 2012. Students rotated to six different stations during their tour a... More

This is the downstream side of Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown,

This is the downstream side of Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown,

This is the downstream side of Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky. taken Oct. 26, 2010.

Construction workers with AECOM work in the coffer

Construction workers with AECOM work in the coffer

Construction workers with AECOM work in the coffer dam to prepare the foundation April 25, 2019 for concrete placement as part of the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Lock Chamber Contract, which is managed... More

This is Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 8, 2012.

This is Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 8, 2012.

This is Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 8, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville district is installing a concrete barrier wall to stop seepage at the dam. The corps, in partnership with the c... More

Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant on the Cumberland River

Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant on the Cumberland River

Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Ky., generates power Jan. 18, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the project on the Cumberland Rive... More

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7.

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7.

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of the Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn. The

Photo of the Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn. The

Photo of the Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is heading construction to the ing foundation rehabilitation project.

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), Tennessee District

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), Tennessee District

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), Tennessee District 3, walks through the grit, grime and pools of water inside the dewatered Chickamauga Lock Aug. 3, 2016 during a visit to see firsthand the condition of t... More

This is Martins Fork Dam in Smith, Ky., May 25, 2011.

This is Martins Fork Dam in Smith, Ky., May 25, 2011.

This is Martins Fork Dam in Smith, Ky., May 25, 2011.

Public invited for Chickamauga Lock tour on Tennessee River

Public invited for Chickamauga Lock tour on Tennessee River

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 10, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Tennessee Valley Authority invite the public for a free tour of Chickamauga Lock at Tennessee River mile 471 in Chattano... More

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – View of the stilling

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – View of the stilling

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – View of the stilling basin as seen from the end sill. The baffle blocks are on the left, on the right are pump lines to remove water from the basin. Photo taken Jan. 10, 2019.

Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011

Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011

Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011 Post-Flood Performance Assessment team watch sluicing operations at Center Hill Dam July 24, 2012. The team visited several Nashville District project sites ... More

The second spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The second spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The second spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage water do... More

Corps offers tours of Dale Hollow Lake Power Plant

Corps offers tours of Dale Hollow Lake Power Plant

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering the public free guided tours of the Dale Hollow Power Plant located in Celina, Tenn. Not all portions of the dam will be accessible to the public ... More

Wolf Creek Dam decreasing releases to 43,000 cfs today

Wolf Creek Dam decreasing releases to 43,000 cfs today

Wolf Creek Dam discharges water from the dam in Jamestown, Ky. March 13, 2019. Water managers are reducing discharges from 52,000 to 43,000 cubic feet per second by the afternoon. (USACE photo by Misty Cravens)

David Loyd (Left), Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation

David Loyd (Left), Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation

David Loyd (Left), Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation Project resident engineer, looks on as Linda Adcock (Center), project manager, discusses the seepage around the right rim of the dam with U.S. Rep Diane... More

Stratford STEM Magnet High School ninth graders watch

Stratford STEM Magnet High School ninth graders watch

Stratford STEM Magnet High School ninth graders watch a six-barge tow navigate through Old Hickory Lock Feb. 27, 2014, during a field trip at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project located on the Cumberland R... More

The third spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The third spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The third spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7, 2011. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage wat... More

Nashville District prepares for remnants of Hurricane Harvey

Nashville District prepares for remnants of Hurricane Harvey

J. Percy Priese Dam in Nashville, Tenn., is spilling Aug. 31, 2017 to recover additional storage capacity as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey approaches the region. (USACE photo by Amber Jones)

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock is being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.

The fourth spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The fourth spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam

The fourth spillway is opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage water do... More

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina,

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina,

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage water downstr... More

Lake Darling Dam, northwest of Minot, N.D. releases

Lake Darling Dam, northwest of Minot, N.D. releases

Lake Darling Dam, northwest of Minot, N.D. releases 22,000 cubic feet per second, June 27. The corps is currently reducing the daily outflows from the dam by 1,000 to 2,000 per day until the lake reaches its no... More

STEM students gather on top of the miter gates at the

STEM students gather on top of the miter gates at the

STEM students gather on top of the miter gates at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., to learn about lock operations during the Saturday Scholars program Feb. 25, 2012. ... More

A tour group watches water spray into the tailwater

A tour group watches water spray into the tailwater

A tour group watches water spray into the tailwater at J. Percy Priest Dam during a public tour as part of the 50th Anniversary of J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir in Nashville, Tenn., June 29, 2018. The spray... More

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer,

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer,

Paul Mojonnier, Tennessee Crossroads videographer, shoots footage Sept. 11, 2017 of Dale Hollow Dam’s tailwater in Celina, Tenn., for an upcoming episode in early 2018 for a feature as part of the dam’s 75th an... More

Construction equipment belonging to the Nashville District

Construction equipment belonging to the Nashville District

Construction equipment belonging to the Nashville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seen at the Wolf Creek Dam work platform in Jamestown, Ky., Jan. 11, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Leon Roberts/Released)

Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland

Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland

Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland in Jamestown, Ky., discharges water Feb. 24, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is increasing the releases today from 45,000 cubi... More

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee River at Lenoir City, Tenn., Oct. 20. The lock is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina,

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina,

The spillways are opened up at Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water to maintain a storage capacdity at the dam while being careful to manage water downstr... More

Garrison Dam, in North Dakota, saw unprecedented releases

Garrison Dam, in North Dakota, saw unprecedented releases

Garrison Dam, in North Dakota, saw unprecedented releases through its structure during the Missouri River flood in 2011. The St. Louis District’s rope access inspection team was called upon to inspect it’s 28 t... More

Corps of Engineers offers public access to Cheatham Lock

Corps of Engineers offers public access to Cheatham Lock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock located at Cumberland River mile 148.7 in Ashland City, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Leon Roberts)

Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the

Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the

Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Operations Division, is the Employee of the Month for July 2014.

(Left to right) Josh Tompkins, fisheries biologist;

(Left to right) Josh Tompkins, fisheries biologist;

(Left to right) Josh Tompkins, fisheries biologist; Nathan Rister, fisheries technician; and Matt Combs, fisheries biologist; Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Agency, demonstrate electrofishin... More

Crews prepare the rock foundation Jan. 8, 2019 for

Crews prepare the rock foundation Jan. 8, 2019 for

Crews prepare the rock foundation Jan. 8, 2019 for future concrete placement at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. (USACE photo by Capt. William Keenan)

The Robert S. Kerr Powerhouse generates more electricity

The Robert S. Kerr Powerhouse generates more electricity

The Robert S. Kerr Powerhouse generates more electricity than any other powerhouse in the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011

Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011

Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011 Post-Flood Performance Assessment team watch sluicing operations at Center Hill Dam July 24, 2012. The team visited several Nashville District project sites... More

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – Photo of the dewatered

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – Photo of the dewatered

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – Photo of the dewatered stilling basin, March 26, 2019.

The lower gate area located at the Fort Loudoun Lock

The lower gate area located at the Fort Loudoun Lock

The lower gate area located at the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee River at Lenoir City, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2010. The lock is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

Powerhouse tours planned at Cordell Hull Dam

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

Mount Morris Dam reservoir water levels rise

Mount Morris Dam reservoir water levels rise

Water levels in the reservoir behind (upstream) Mount Morris Dam are rising and the dam is holding back and slowly releasing this water to prevent flooding to areas downstream, including Rochester, Mount Morris... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians at Dale Hollow Dam on the Obey river have began a Sustainability Program Initiative project which includes replacing the contracted local utility pow... More

Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the

Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the

Ryan Frye, a hydropower maintenance engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Operations Division, is the Employee of the Month for July 2014. (USACE photo by Mark Abernathy)

Aerial photo of the Center Hill Auxiliary Dam and roller

Aerial photo of the Center Hill Auxiliary Dam and roller

Aerial photo of the Center Hill Auxiliary Dam and roller compacted concrete berm in Silver Point, Tennessee, May 11, 2020. The RCC berm reinforces the auxiliary dam, a secondary earthen embankment that fills a ... More

The work platform for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The work platform for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The work platform for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Foundation Remediation Project can be seen on the embankment of Wolf Creek Dam, May 1, 2012. The contractor, Treviicos-Soletanche J.V., ... More

An aerial view of the auxililary lock (right) and the

An aerial view of the auxililary lock (right) and the

An aerial view of the auxililary lock (right) and the main lock (left) as work continues on the dewatering project at the Wilson Dam May 20, 2015. The lock is closed to barge traffic, which must use the smaller... More

This is the crumbling Hales Bar Navigation Lock Dec.

This is the crumbling Hales Bar Navigation Lock Dec.

This is the crumbling Hales Bar Navigation Lock Dec. 19, 2013, on the bank of the Tennessee River in Jasper, Tenn. Hales Bar Dam opened in 1913 and the project was the first to provide hydropower in the world. ... More

This is Martins Fork Dam in Smith, Ky., May 25, 2011.

This is Martins Fork Dam in Smith, Ky., May 25, 2011.

This is Martins Fork Dam in Smith, Ky., May 25, 2011.

This is a view of Cordell Hull Lock and Dam from high

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

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More

USACE-TVA 80-year partnership a definite plus for Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers Basin

USACE-TVA 80-year partnership a definite plus for Cumberland, Tennesse...

This aerial photo of the Kentucky Lock Addition project taken April 26, 2013, in Grand Rivers, Ky., shows construction of a new 1200-foot lock landward of the existing 600-foot lock and the relocated highway an... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Center is passing water through Cheatham Dam on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tenn., at a rate exceeding 90,000 cubic feet per second... More

The Springville (Scoby) Dam located in Springville,

The Springville (Scoby) Dam located in Springville,

The Springville (Scoby) Dam located in Springville, N.Y., is the focus of a Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Section 506 study. The power house, left, and the dam were once used to generate hydroel... More

The eight Tainter gates and seven sluice gates at the

The eight Tainter gates and seven sluice gates at the

The eight Tainter gates and seven sluice gates at the Toronto Lake Dam hold back flood waters June 4. The Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District manages the reservoir to reduce flood risks to downstream communities... More

Jared Goins, a maintenance worker at the U.S. Army

Jared Goins, a maintenance worker at the U.S. Army

Jared Goins, a maintenance worker at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District’s Elk City, Big Hill, Fall River and Toronto Dam, monitors the dam’s infrastructure June 4, to ensure it continues to perfor... More

(Left to right) David Loyd, Center Hill Dam Foundation

(Left to right) David Loyd, Center Hill Dam Foundation

(Left to right) David Loyd, Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation Project resident engineer, U.S. Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee District 6, Linda Adcock, project manager, stand in front of Center Hill Dam, which... More

Mallory Reynolds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa

Mallory Reynolds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa

Mallory Reynolds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, park ranger at John Redmond Reservoir, near Burlington, Kansas, monitors the dam to ensure it is performing as designed June 6. Reynolds is a part... More

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry stands on top of Old Hickory

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry stands on top of Old Hickory

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry stands on top of Old Hickory Dam and looks downstream as the dam spills water into the Cumberland River Jan. 14, 2016. Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville... More

This is the Chickamauga Lock and the coffer dam where

This is the Chickamauga Lock and the coffer dam where

This is the Chickamauga Lock and the coffer dam where a new lock is being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock is being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock is being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The new wall is part of ... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians at Dale Hollow Dam on the Obey river have began a Sustainability Program Initiative project which includes replacing the contracted local utility pow... More

Corps to allow public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock

Corps to allow public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock

A barge tow navigates through Cheatham Lock June 6, 2013, in Ashland City, Tenn. The lock is located at River Mile 148.7 on the Cumberland River and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Dis... More

Closure of Bell Road scheduled at J. Percy Priest Dam

Closure of Bell Road scheduled at J. Percy Priest Dam

Bell Road is closing at J. Percy Priest Dam from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday between Feb. 22 and March 12, 2021 while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District replaces the fencing on th... More

This is Cheatham Dam and Lock in Charlotte, Tenn.,

This is Cheatham Dam and Lock in Charlotte, Tenn.,

This is Cheatham Dam and Lock in Charlotte, Tenn., prior to a public tour of the power house May 26, 2012.

Jason Foust, deputy construction manager for the grouting

Jason Foust, deputy construction manager for the grouting

Jason Foust, deputy construction manager for the grouting project at Mosul Dam, stands by the spillway gates Oct. 22, 2016 where they drew drawn down to alleviate pressure during the work. Foust has since retur... More

Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great

Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great

Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, receives an update on a project to install an Asian Carp barrier on the downstream approach into Barkley Lock duri... More

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7.

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7.

This is Dale Hollow Dam in Celina, Tenn., May 7. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph ... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee

This is a photo of the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee River at Lenoir City, Tenn., Oct. 20. The lock is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

Participants of First Responders Day pose for a group

Participants of First Responders Day pose for a group

Participants of First Responders Day pose for a group photo at the Old Hickory Dam Hydropower Plant during a tour of the project on the Cumberland River in Hendersonville, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2018. (USACE photo by L... More

This is the coffer dam at the Chickamauga Lock Addition

This is the coffer dam at the Chickamauga Lock Addition

This is the coffer dam at the Chickamauga Lock Addition Project in Chattanooga, Tenn., March 23, 2012.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More

Corps of Engineers invites public to Dale Hollow Dam’s 75th Anniversary Commemoration

Corps of Engineers invites public to Dale Hollow Dam’s 75th Anniversar...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public to attend a commemoration to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir 10 a.m. (Central Standard Time) Friday, Oct. 1... More

Public meeting set for Center Hill Dam Modification Study

Public meeting set for Center Hill Dam Modification Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is hosting a public scoping meeting 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2018 at the Buffalo Valley Community Center to present information to the public regarding a curr... More

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – A worker with McMillen

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – A worker with McMillen

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – A worker with McMillen LLC cleans sediment from the stilling basin floor, Feb. 12, 2019. A $4.8 million contract for dewatering and sediment removal in the stilling basin area was... More

Nashville District managing water releases in Cumberland River Basin

Nashville District managing water releases in Cumberland River Basin

Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., releases water at a rate of 97,000 cubic feet per second Feb. 21, 2019. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

Construction crews with the Nashville District of the

Construction crews with the Nashville District of the

Construction crews with the Nashville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work to install a concrete barrier wall into the embankment at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Jan. 11, 2013. (U.S. Army pho... More

Construction on the barrier wall during the major

Construction on the barrier wall during the major

Construction on the barrier wall during the major rehabilitation project at Center Hill Dam.

Richard Flood, a hazard mitigation specialist with

Richard Flood, a hazard mitigation specialist with

Richard Flood, a hazard mitigation specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4 Mitigation Division, watches turbulent waters below Old Hickory Dam while touring the project during a Silver ... More

Bubbles reach the surface of the Cumberland River on

Bubbles reach the surface of the Cumberland River on

Bubbles reach the surface of the Cumberland River on the downstream side of Barkley Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky., during a commissioning ceremony for a bio-acoustic fish fence Nov. 8, 2019. The BAFF sends a curtai... More

This is the maintenance platform for the U.S. Army

This is the maintenance platform for the U.S. Army

This is the maintenance platform for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Wolf Creek Foundation Remediation Project at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Oct. 26, 2010.

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

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

Parents and their children tour Old Hickory Lock during

Parents and their children tour Old Hickory Lock during

Parents and their children tour Old Hickory Lock during "Bring Your Kids to Work Day" in Old Hickory, Tenn., March 30, 2018. A total of 36 kids joined their parents for a tour of the dam, lock and power plant. ... More

The lower gate located at the Fort Loudoun Lock on

The lower gate located at the Fort Loudoun Lock on

The lower gate located at the Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee River at Lenoir City, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2010. The lock is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

A heavy fog lifts over Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir

A heavy fog lifts over Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir

A heavy fog lifts over Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir Oct. 19, 2018 during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration at the dam's overlook in Celina, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Leon Roberts)

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock

This is the Chickamauga coffer dam where a new lock is being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The new wall is part of ... More

Corps of Engineers invites public to J. Percy Priest Dam's 50th Anniversary celebration

Corps of Engineers invites public to J. Percy Priest Dam's 50th Annive...

This is an aerial view of J. Percy Priest Dam under construction June 13, 1967 on the Stones River in Nashville, Tenn. The project was dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson June 29, 1968. The U.S. Army Corps... More

Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Excellence hosts liaison training, meets with Nez Perce Tribe

Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Excellence ...

Dworshak Dam on the Clearwater River. The dam, which is 750 feet tall, is the highest straight-axis concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere. This dam resides within the Nez Perce Reservation.

Corps inspects dams after Irene in New England

Corps inspects dams after Irene in New England

Col. Charles Samaris, commander and district engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, inspects the water and pool levels at Townshend Dam, Townshend, Vt., along with the dam's Project Manag... More

A concrete barrier wall is being constructed in the

A concrete barrier wall is being constructed in the

A concrete barrier wall is being constructed in the Wolf Creek Dam embankment May 2, 2012. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

This is Cheatham Dam and Power House in Charlotte,

This is Cheatham Dam and Power House in Charlotte,

This is Cheatham Dam and Power House in Charlotte, Tenn., prior to a public tour of the power house May 26, 2012.

A notch in Roaring River Dam allows water to lower

A notch in Roaring River Dam allows water to lower

A notch in Roaring River Dam allows water to lower so work crews can remove the low head dam to restore the stream Aug. 1, 2017. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is removing the dam, built in 1976 by the... More

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, briefs Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee District 3, while overlooking the coffer dam where construction of a new lock ... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More

Participants of First Responders Day tour the Old Hickory

Participants of First Responders Day tour the Old Hickory

Participants of First Responders Day tour the Old Hickory Dam Hydropower Plant at the project on the Cumberland River in Hendersonville, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2018. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

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