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The USACE Vicksburg District owns and operates more than 100 recreation areas across Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana where millions of visitors enjoy fishing, camping, hunting, boating, hiking, swimming, geocaching, and more every year. The district’s 10 flood-control reservoirs across Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana provide numerous benefits to the region, including flood risk management, hydropower, water supply, wildlife management, and recreation.

 

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  • USACE Vicksburg District reopens small day use area at Arkabutla Lake

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at Arkabutla Lake will open a small day use area adjacent to the northern end of Arkabutla Dam as early as June 5th. Renovations were recently completed in the area, including a basketball court, a restroom, and picnic tables.

  • USACE Vicksburg District announces Feasibility Agreement with City of Batesville

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has entered into a Feasibility Agreement (FA) with the City of Batesville, Mississippi, as part of the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP). The signing ceremony was held at the Batesville Mounds Complex Museum on May 22, 2025, with Batesville Mayor, Hal Ferrell, and Vicksburg District Commander, Col. Jeremiah Gipson, both signing the FA.

  • USACE Vicksburg District announces Project Partnership Agreement with City of Columbus

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has entered into a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the City of Columbus, Mississippi, as part of the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592). For the city of Columbus, Mayor Keith Gaskin signed the PPA, and Col. Jeremiah Gipson, Vicksburg District Commander, signed for USACE. The signing ceremony was held at Columbus City Hall on May 22, 2025.

  • USACE Vicksburg District Announces upcoming publication of a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pearl River Basin Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will publish a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RDEIS) for the Pearl River Basin Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project to the Federal Register in late June 2025. The statement evaluates flood risk management alternatives in Rankin and Hinds County, Mississippi.

  • 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.

  • Vicksburg District Announces Feasibility Cost Share Agreement with Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District for Big Sunflower Ecosystem Restoration

    Vicksburg, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has entered into a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement (FCSA) with the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District (YMD) to restore the Big Sunflower River ecosystem under the Continuing Authorities Program (Section 206).

  • Sardis Lake Announces Date for Annual Youth Fishing Rodeo

    SARDIS, Miss. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (USACE), Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks, First Security Bank of Batesville Mississippi, and Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid are partnering to host the annual Sardis Lake Youth Fishing Rodeo. It will be held April 26 at Cypress Point Recreation Area. Registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. with the rodeo starting at 7:30 a.m.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District adjusts Steele Bayou structure gates to address changing MS River conditions and minimize flooding in Yazoo basin, Prepares for flood fighting efforts as stages rise

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – In response to rising water levels on the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District closed the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure Tuesday, April 8th at 4 pm. Due to changing conditions on the Mississippi River and the river slowing its rise, the gates at Steele Bayou Drainage Structure have been reopened today, April 9th, to allow more water to flow out of the lower Yazoo basin. It is anticipated that the gates will close again; however, we are taking this welcome opportunity to get as much water out of the basin as possible.