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USACE Vicksburg District temporarily closes Cole’s Point boat ramp at Sardis Lake

USACE Vicksburg District
Published Oct. 13, 2021

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces the closure of Cole’s Point boat ramp at Sardis Lake.

The area closed Oct. 11 to accommodate equipment for construction at the Sardis Lake Marina. Fishermen are encouraged to use the Pat’s Bluff boat ramp until the work is completed.

Cole’s Point usually closes when water levels fall during the lake’s winter drawdown, but recent higher water levels allowed it to remain open.

For more information, contact the Sardis Lake Field Office at 662-543-4531 or the Sardis Lake Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SardisLake.

Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada lakes, the four Mississippi flood control reservoirs in the Vicksburg District’s area of responsibility, were authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1936, which provided a plan designed to address flooding that originated in the Yazoo Basin. The four reservoirs are used to hold runoff, or excess rainwater, as a flood-prevention measure. With approximately 3.2 million visitors each year, the north Mississippi lakes also contribute approximately $82 million into the local economy.

The USACE Vicksburg District is engineering solutions to the nation’s toughest challenges. The Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana that holds nine major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees. The Vicksburg District is engaged in hundreds of projects and employs approximately 1,100 personnel.


Contact
Anna Owens
601-631-5208
anna.m.owens@usace.army.mil

Release no. 21-077