Tom Howko, regional civil planner for the Great Lakes
Tom Howko, regional civil planner for the Great Lakes and Rivers Division explains Phase 2a (Navigation Restoration) to the key responding emergency management liaisons at the New Madrid Planning Workshop.
This is Mill Springs Mill, which is a historical gristmill
This is Mill Springs Mill, which is a historical gristmill from the 1800s that is preserved and administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. The mill, shown here Oct. 27, is located off... More
Suspended by rappelling cables and ropes 200 feet in
Suspended by rappelling cables and ropes 200 feet in the air, Chad Dahl, left, and Eddie Page, right, civil engineer contractors with the Special Rope Access Climb Team, Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps o... More
Will Garner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Will Garner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District power house operator, explains to a group of students from Nashville General Hospital School of Radiology at Murrey Medical College how water passes ... More
This is the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga,
This is the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.
David Bishop, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of
David Bishop, a planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, addresses the Little River Water Quality Forum, Dec. 2, during a meeting at the water treatment facility in Alcoa, Tenn.
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, left, U.S. Army Corps of
Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, left, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, administers the Oath of Office to newly promoted Capt. Corey. T. Wolff, Dec. 7, 2012. A native of Chatham, Ohio, Wolff ... More
Boating enthusiasts attending the 29th annual Nashville
Boating enthusiasts attending the 29th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow at Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before emb... More
Brent Thompson, (left) and Jason Green, (right) both
Brent Thompson, (left) and Jason Green, (right) both journeymen electricians at the Wolf Creek Power Plant make repairs to generator number three following an electrical ground fault shutdown of the generator.
Jamie James, Nashville District hydropower program
Jamie James, Nashville District hydropower program manager, gives a safety brief to a group touring the Center Hill Dam power plant July 22, 2014. (Photo by Mark Rankin)
Work crews from C.J. Mahan pump water out of the coffer
Work crews from C.J. Mahan pump water out of the coffer dam being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.
This is a set of gears that opens a door to the Chickamauga
This is a set of gears that opens a door to the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.
This is where water is being pumped out of the coffer
This is where water is being pumped out of the coffer dam located at the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.
Anglers line the banks, June 9, 2012, at the Cheatham
Anglers line the banks, June 9, 2012, at the Cheatham Lake Fish Bustin’ Rodeo at Cheatham Lake. A total of 168 youngsters ages 15 and younger registered to fish and compete for prizes in three age groups. Paren... More
Jerry Breznican, emergency management chief presents
Jerry Breznican, emergency management chief presents the Nashville District's New Madrid Response Mission Statement at the New Madrid Planning Workshop.
Adam Walker, project manager for the Kentucky Lock
Adam Walker, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition briefs a large tour group about construction during a visit to the Kentucky Lock Addition construction site on July 22, 2014. The group is attending t... More
Mike Wilson (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Mike Wilson (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy for Programs and Project Management, briefs Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, USACE chief of engineers and commander, during a visit to the C... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cory Morgan, structural
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cory Morgan, structural engineer from the Nashville District Civil Design Branch’s Civil Structure Section talks with Donald Dean, assistant operations manager of the middle Tenness... More
Robert “Bob” Sneed, Chief of the Water Management Section,
Robert “Bob” Sneed, Chief of the Water Management Section, Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch, Engineering and Construction Division explains the Cumberland River Water Basin to members of Team Cumberland, represe... More
Project contractors fill a bucket with concrete for
Project contractors fill a bucket with concrete for work being completed to the barrier wall at the Wolf Creek Foundation Remediation Project on Oct 10, 2012.
A journeyman mechanic from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A journeyman mechanic from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District checks clearance on a wicket gate inside a penstock at the Laurel River Dam. A team of electrical and mechanical engineers are cond... More
A rear view of the large hydromill crance used to drill
A rear view of the large hydromill crance used to drill into the dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s ongoing foundation rehabilitation project at Center Hill Dam is progressing.
This is the 40-foot overshot waterwheel Oct. 27, at
This is the 40-foot overshot waterwheel Oct. 27, at Mill Springs Mill, which is a historical gristmill from the 1800s that is preserved and administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. T... More
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 a plaque located at the Chickamauga Lock in
This is a plaque located at the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. It is where a public observation point used to be located before access to the site discontinued following Sept. 11, 2001.
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, approaches the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The barge is heading through the T... More
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, enters the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29. The barge is heading through the Tennessee R... More
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, exits the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29. The barge is heading through the Tennessee Ri... More
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, enters the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The barge is heading through the Tenne... More
(Left to right) Zach Corlew, mechanical engineer, Tadd
(Left to right) Zach Corlew, mechanical engineer, Tadd Potter, fish and wildlife biologist, Amanda Burt, planning project manager, Clint Neel, hydraulic engineer, Ramune Morales, planning project manager, and P... More
Jody Robinson, project engineer for the Kentucky Lock
Jody Robinson, project engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Office, gives a tour group a safety brief during a visit to the Kentucky Lock Addition construction site on July 22, 2014. The group is att... More
The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander visited
The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander visited two Nashville District projects for the first time today to interact with project managers and engineers, and to recognize Corps of Engineers employees ... More
Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, Great Lakes and Ohio
Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander and Capt. Erik Patton, Division Engineer Aide, looks at core samples taken from the barrier wall with Bernie Kearns, materials engin... More
During a visit to the Center Hill Dam project, U.S.
During a visit to the Center Hill Dam project, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District's Engineering and Construction Chief Jimmy Waddle shows Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, USACE chief of engineers and co... More
Center Hill Power Plant Superintendent Jody Craig,
Center Hill Power Plant Superintendent Jody Craig, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, (right) leads the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser (center) and Lt.... More
The Wheeler Navigational Lock is dry this week as work
The Wheeler Navigational Lock is dry this week as work crews begin to inspect and repair underwater components Oct. 28, 2014. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees dewatered the 51-year-old,... More
Chad Dahl, with the Special Rope Access Climb Team,
Chad Dahl, with the Special Rope Access Climb Team, Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, lowers himself onto a concrete platform to inspect the hydraulic radial gates and the structure for signs... More
Park Ranger Judy Daulton speaks with a visitor Oct.
Park Ranger Judy Daulton speaks with a visitor Oct. 27, at Mill Springs Mill, which is a historical gristmill from the 1800s that is preserved and administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Dist... More
Pam Reams, a maintenance electrician at the Laurel
Pam Reams, a maintenance electrician at the Laurel River Dam, examines spacing inside the wicket gates Nov. 4, 2013.
Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, commander for the Great
Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, commander for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, and Lt. Col. James A DeLapp, commander for the Nashville District, stand with contractors Lyndon Bedford and Fabio Santilla... More
Left to right, former Nashville District commanders:
Left to right, former Nashville District commanders: Col. John L. Hudson, National War College; U.S. Army, retired Col. Bernard R. Lindstrom; Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District c... More
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 where water is being pumped out of the coffer
This is where water is being pumped out of the coffer dam located at the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, approaches the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The barge is heading through the ... More
(Left to Right) Christopher Vega, contract inspector;
(Left to Right) Christopher Vega, contract inspector; Jeffrey Fallin, maintenance engineer; Christopher Meeks, senior electrician; Jane Harris, engineering technician; Charles Leath, environmental protection sp... More
Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, Great Lakes and Ohio
Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, views project operations from the barrier wall platform during her first visit to the Wolf Creek Foundation Remediation Project on ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Sondra Carmen
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Sondra Carmen from Dale Hollow Lake teaches students about water safety at the Putnam County Family YMCA in Cookeville, Tenn. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)
The main Wheeler Navigational Lock is dry this week
The main Wheeler Navigational Lock is dry this week so work crews can inspect and repair underwater components. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s employees dewatered the 51-year-old, 110-by-600-... More
Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, Nashville District commander,
Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, Nashville District commander, speaks to a crowd at a ceremony today marking the groundbreaking for a $1.8 million Wolf Creek Hatchery Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program project below... More
(left to right) Crystal Tingle, resource manager at
(left to right) Crystal Tingle, resource manager at Old Hickory; Steve Capps, member and current friends group coordinator; Tommy Hatcher, member and former friends group coordinator; Charlie Capps, friends gro... More
Jason Green, a journeyman electrician at the Wolf Creek
Jason Green, a journeyman electrician at the Wolf Creek Power Plant looks at drawings from generator number three. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians from the Wolf Creek Power Pla... More
Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy, commander of the Nashville
Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy, commander of the Nashville District, talks with students attending the National Summer Transportation Institute program June 24, 2016, on a variety of engineering classes and current... More
Evan Sproat, 9, proudly displays the bike he won in
Evan Sproat, 9, proudly displays the bike he won in a drawing at the Cheatham Lake Fish Bustin’ Rodeo, June 9, 2012 — after being assured that the generous sporting goods store that donated the bike would let h... More
Jamie James, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Jamie James, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydropower Program manager, briefs Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, USACE commander and chief of engineers, during a tour at the Center Hill Dam Power Pla... More
Existing Hatchery Creek flowing from the Creek Dam
Existing Hatchery Creek flowing from the Creek Dam National Fish Hatchery will be replaced with a mile-and-a-quarter-long new Hatchery Creek that looks much like a winding mountain stream. The new stream is pa... More
Boating enthusiasts attending the 29th annual Nashville
Boating enthusiasts attending the 29th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow at Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before emb... More
Brent Thompson, (left) and Jason Green, (right) both
Brent Thompson, (left) and Jason Green, (right) both journeymen electricians at the Wolf Creek Power Plant make repairs to generator number three following an electrical ground fault shutdown of the generator.
A man fishes nearby the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in
A man fishes nearby the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010 as another boat goes by behind him.
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 Lock doors in Chattanooga,
This is the Chickamauga Lock doors in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, approaches the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The barge is heading through the T... More
This is the Chickamauga Lock & Dam in Chattanooga,
This is the Chickamauga Lock & Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29.
This is the foundation and structural timbers seen,
This is the foundation and structural timbers seen, Oct. 27, at Mill Springs Mill, which is a historical gristmill from the 1800s that is preserved and administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville... More
Chris Sherek, (center) an Old Hickory Hydropower trainee
Chris Sherek, (center) an Old Hickory Hydropower trainee at the Old Hickory Lock and Dam from the Nashville District provides students Jessica Dedeaux from Wiggins, Miss., and John Fitzgerald Jr., from Memphis,... More
Valarie McCormack, an archaeologist with the U.S. Army
Valarie McCormack, an archaeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District (left), talks with a team of facilitators during a break from the National Park Service and Kentucky Archaeological S... More
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.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Charlie Leath, from the Old Hickory Lake, and Park Ranger Noel Smith, from J. Percy Priest Lake, talk with Nathan Singer about fishing and water safet... More
Bill DeBruyn, (left) Center Hill project resident
Bill DeBruyn, (left) Center Hill project resident engineer and Linda Adcock, (center) Center Hill Dam project manager, briefs the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser (ri... More
Greg Cox, chief of the maintenance section and supervisor
Greg Cox, chief of the maintenance section and supervisor of the Nashville District repair party, thanks all of the maintainers for their hard work and dedication during a ceremony at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hic... More
Boaters and outdoors enthusiasts stopped in at the
Boaters and outdoors enthusiasts stopped in at the Nashville Boat Show at the Music City Center in hopes of checking off their list of preseason to-dos, and preparing for the start of the fishing season with a ... More
The Friends of Shutes Branch lead a group of cyclists
The Friends of Shutes Branch lead a group of cyclists on the trail's first official bike ride immediately following the trail's ribbon cutting during the Shutes Branch Mountain Bike Trail Grand Opening on Satur... More
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks to the crowd at the Riverside Drive Stream Bank Stabilization completion ceremony April 26, 2016 Freedom Point.
A runner dressed in a Gumby costume crosses the five-mile
A runner dressed in a Gumby costume crosses the five-mile mark in the 13th annual St. Jude Country Music Marathon in Nashville, Tenn., April 28, 2012.
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, poses with past and present members of the Nashville District Repair Fleet during a ceremony recognizing their service at Old ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s ongoing foundation rehabilitation project at Center Hill Dam is making progress through the winter months.
Gregory Johnson, commissioner of the Kentucky Department
Gregory Johnson, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, speaks during a groundbreaking for the Wolf Creek Hatchery Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program project below the Wolf C... More
This is the Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
This is the 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 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
A turbine generator owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority
A turbine generator owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority is shipped on a barge entering Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The 1.3-million pound payload is headed on the Tennessee River ... More
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, approaches the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29. The barge is heading through the Tenness... More
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound
A barge carrying a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine for the Tennessee Valley Authority, exits the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29. The barge is heading through the Tennessee Ri... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s ongoing foundation rehabilitation project at Center Hill Dam is making progress through the winter months. Large equipment is used to drill to depths of 300... More
Mark Worley, lockmaster at the Old Hickory Navigation
Mark Worley, lockmaster at the Old Hickory Navigation Lock, talks with students touring the lock from the Tennessee State University Engineering Department's four-week National Summer Transportation Institute p... More
A group consisting of Cheatham County law enforcement,
A group consisting of Cheatham County law enforcement, Ashland City officials, local emergency personnel and state representatives celebrated the re-opening of the resource manager’s office and the lock master’... More
Tenesse Henderson, an electrical engineer from the
Tenesse Henderson, an electrical engineer from the Nashville District talks with students from the Tennessee State University NSTI program at the Old Hickory Lock, June 22, 2016. The students are attending the ... More
30,000 participants wait in anticipation for their
30,000 participants wait in anticipation for their turn to cross the starting line in the St. Jude Country Music Marathon and Half Marathon.
Jason Green, a journeyman electrician at the Wolf Creek
Jason Green, a journeyman electrician at the Wolf Creek Power Plant looks at drawings from generator number three. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electricians from the Wolf Creek Power Pla... More
Randy Boedy, a park ranger for the National Park Service
Randy Boedy, a park ranger for the National Park Service at the Daniel Boone National Forest, worked along side Corps archaeologists and led a group of local school teachers from Kentucky counties about archaeo... More
Avid boaters and outdoors enthusiasts stopped in at
Avid boaters and outdoors enthusiasts stopped in at the Nashville Boat Show at the Music City Center in hopes of checking off their list of preseason to-dos, and preparing for the start of the fishing season wi... More
Nathan Blades, 10, proudly displays the 0.00-pound
Nathan Blades, 10, proudly displays the 0.00-pound bream that earned him the trophy for smallest fish caught in the Cheatham Lake Fish Bustin’ Rodeo, June 9, 2012. In the background are Steve Cochran, left, dir... More
Wolf Creek Power Plant Superintendent Chris Marlowe,
Wolf Creek Power Plant Superintendent Chris Marlowe, in charge of the maintenance standing down stream of the Laurel River Dam explains the procedures a group of electrical and mechanical engineers from the Wol... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District celebrated the opening of the resource manager’s office and the lock master’s offices at Cheatham Dam today nearly five years after the May 2010 flood damage... More
Trevor Honeycutt, 12, proudly displays the bike he
Trevor Honeycutt, 12, proudly displays the bike he won in a drawing at the Cheatham Lake Fish Bustin’ Rodeo, June 9, 2012.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Sondra Carmen
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Sondra Carmen instructs youth today about lfe jackets and the importance of water safety as part of the Learn to Swim Program at the Putnam County Family YMCA in Cookevi... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Noel Smith from J. Percy Priest Lake shows Steve Enfinger, from Columbia, Tenn., a map of the J. Percy Priest Lake at the Nashville Boat & Sportshow, ... More
This is the dissolved oxygen and pH samples collected
This is the dissolved oxygen and pH samples collected from the test site at river mile 243.8 on the Cumberland River for the 2013 World Water Monitoring Challenge on Sept. 13, 2013.
The Wheeler Navigational Lock is dry this week as work
The Wheeler Navigational Lock is dry this week as work crews begin to inspect and repair underwater components Oct. 28, 2014. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees dewatered the 51-year-old,... More
Work crews from C.J. Mahan pump water out of the coffer
Work crews from C.J. Mahan pump water out of the coffer dam being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District at the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010.
This is where a post-tensioning anchor is installed
This is where a post-tensioning anchor is installed in the concrete at the Chickamauga Lock and Dam in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. The temporary measure is used to stabilize and reduce movement of the c... More
This is a plaque located at the Chickamauga Lock in
This is a plaque located at the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2010. It is where a public observation point used to be located before access to the site discontinued following Sept. 11, 2001.