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Archive: May, 2025
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  • USACE Vicksburg District reminds visiting public to be weather aware this holiday weekend

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District would like to share some helpful reminders for the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Traditionally the busiest holiday weekend of the year, Memorial Day weekend serves as the beginning of the summer recreation season at our lakes and parks. Thousands of people will visit these lakes and recreation areas to picnic, fish, swim, and spend time outdoors. The expectations for this year are no different, however, part of this holiday weekend brings in the chance for some stormy weather at our Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi lakes, parks, and project offices.

  • Narrows Dam at Lake Greeson announces update for trash rack repairs

    Vicksburg, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District was scheduled to begin work on the trash rack repairs at Narrows Dam at Lake Greeson in Arkansas in mid-April but due to seasonal rainfall and unexpected changes to the design and scope, some repairs were delayed.

  • USACE Vicksburg District opens gates of Steele Bayou Drainage Structure

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District opened the gates of the Steele Bayou Drainage Structure, located approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Friday, May 09. The Steele Bayou Drainage Structure’s gates have been closed since April 10, 2025, when the Mississippi River rose rapidly due to heavy spring rainfall across the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys.