A camper kayaks by a campsite on the shoreline April
A camper kayaks by a campsite on the shoreline April 1, 2015, at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tenn. All 25 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds will be open by May 2015. ... More
A camper reads a book at her campsite April 1, 2015,
A camper reads a book at her campsite April 1, 2015, at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tenn. All 25 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds will be open by May 2015. (USACE ph... More
A family enjoys a walk April 1, 2015, at Defeated Creek
A family enjoys a walk April 1, 2015, at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tenn. All 25 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds will be open by May 2015. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
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
(Left to Right) D. Edwin Jernigan, Murfreesboro Parks
(Left to Right) D. Edwin Jernigan, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Commission chairman; Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland; Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; ... More
People check out a new hiking and biking trail following
People check out a new hiking and biking trail following a ribbon cutting Dec. 14, 2016 celebrating the completion of the North Murfreesboro Greenway Project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Distri... More
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)
Nashville Metro Police Department Sgt. Paul Harbin
Nashville Metro Police Department Sgt. Paul Harbin interacts with Tommy Mason, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s resource manager at J. Percy Priest Lake, during First Responders Day, where the ... More
J. Percy Priest Lake Park Ranger Amber Jones talks
J. Percy Priest Lake Park Ranger Amber Jones talks with Frank Bailey, a biology professor at Middle Tennessee State University, during a Stones River watershed workshop Oct. 20, 2014, at the Patterson Park Comm... More
Craig Carrington, chief of the Plan Formulation Section
Craig Carrington, chief of the Plan Formulation Section with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, welcomes the public to a ribbon cutting ceremony where Corps and city officials celebrated the c... More
Native History Association President Pat Cummins (left)
Native History Association President Pat Cummins (left) talks about life in Old Jefferson on the shoreline of the Stones River during a tour May 9, 2015, of a rediscovered segment of the Trail of Tears that pas... More
Bill Shacklett, city councilman in Murfreesboro, Tenn.,
Bill Shacklett, city councilman in Murfreesboro, Tenn., gives the invocation at a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the North Murfreesboro Greenway Project Dec. 14, 2016. The U.S. Army Corp... More
Debbie Lee, chief of the Water Management Division
Debbie Lee, chief of the Water Management Division at the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division in Cincinnati, Ohio, briefs Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, and... More
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, addresses attendees celebrating the completion of the North Murfreesboro Greenway Project during a ribbon cutting with the cit... More
Tommy Haskins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Tommy Haskins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District technical manager for the Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project in Jamestown, Ky., briefs the 2011 Post-Flood Performance Assessment team f... More
Nashville District garners teacher externship of the year award
(Left to right) J. D. Elliott, president of the Memorial Foundation; Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Bob Sneed, Nashville District Water Management Section ch... More
Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland praises the city’s
Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland praises the city’s parks and recreation Dec. 14, 2016 for its part in providing residents new recreational opportunities during a ribbon cutting with the U.S. Army Corps of En... More
Tommy Haskins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Tommy Haskins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District technical manager for the Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project in Jamestown, Ky., briefs the 2011 Post-Flood Performance Assessment team f... More
D. Edwin Jernigan, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation
D. Edwin Jernigan, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Commission chairman, credits the mayor and city council members who support parks and recreation with great leadership and vision during a ribbon cutting to ... More
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, addresses attendees celebrating the completion of the North Murfreesboro Greenway Project during a ribbon cutting with the cit... More
Bart Gordon, former congressman of Tennessee District
Bart Gordon, former congressman of Tennessee District 6, speaks about how patience and persistence and planning were the drivers for constructing the North Murfreesboro Greenway Project during a ribbon cutting ... More
Nashville District announces employee of the month for April 2012
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents the "LRD Star of Life Award" on behalf of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander during a ceremon... More
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
Topographical Sketch of the Battle Field of Stones River near Murfrees...
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Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, welcomes first responders from across the region to J. Percy Priest Dam in Nashville, Tenn., to work through a simulated securit... More
Tim Higgs (Right), chief of the U.S. Army Corps of
Tim Higgs (Right), chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Planning Branch’s Environmental Section, talks with David Sims, a habitat biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, ... More
Kim Laster, stream biologist with the TDEC Division
Kim Laster, stream biologist with the TDEC Division of Water Resources, shows several kids samples of aquatic life taken from the Stones River during a Stones River watershed workshop Oct. 20, 2014, at Patterso... More
Regional first responders tour the J. Percy Priest
Regional first responders tour the J. Percy Priest Dam Powerhouse in Nashville, Tenn., April 5, 2019 during First Responders Day, an event where regional first responders work through a dam security scenario to... More
Bart Gordon, former congressman of Tennessee District
Bart Gordon, former congressman of Tennessee District 6, speaks about how patience and persistence and planning were the drivers for constructing the North Murfreesboro Greenway Project during a ribbon cutting ... More
Lower water level at J. Percy Priest Lake due to lack of rain
This is the shoreline at J. Percy Priest Lake and Dam. The lake level is approximately three feet below the top of summer pool. Without significant rainfall the lake may not reach its typical summer elevation o... More
A couple sets up their campsite April 1, 2015, at Defeated
A couple sets up their campsite April 1, 2015, at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tenn. All 25 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District campgrounds will be open by May 2015. (USACE photo by... More
Regional first responders tour J. Percy Priest Dam
Regional first responders tour J. Percy Priest Dam in Nashville, Tenn., April 5, 2019 during First Responders Day, an event where regional first responders work through a dam security scenario to communicate an... More
A group enjoys a tour of the new trail section following
A group enjoys a tour of the new trail section following a ribbon cutting Dec. 14, 2016 celebrating the completion of the North Murfreesboro Greenway Project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Distri... More
This is a new section of trail near the Walter Hill
This is a new section of trail near the Walter Hill Trailhead. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District joined the city of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 14, 2016 to celebrate the completion of the North... More
Public invited for J. Percy Priest Dam Powerhouse tour on Stones River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at J. Percy Priest Dam & Reservoir is offering two free guided tours of the J. Percy Priest Hydroelectric Dam in celebration of the reservoir's 50th anniversary. Dam tours will... More
Debbie Lee, chief of the Water Management Division
Debbie Lee, chief of the Water Management Division at the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division in Cincinnati, Ohio, briefs Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, and... More
Closure of Bell Road scheduled at J. Percy Priest Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam is closing 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, May 18-20, 2020, for routine operational maintenance. ... More
Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011 Post-Flood
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 thi... More
Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011 Post-Flood
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 this... More