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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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Press Releases

  • Chief Engineer of Corps’ Motor Vessel Retires

    Vicksburg, Miss……Alton J. Walters, Chief Engineer on the Corps Vicksburg District’s Motor Vessel Benyaurd, has retired with over 39 years of service.

  • All Terrain Vehicle Usage At Corps Lakes

    Vicksburg, MS... The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District has instituted an educational campaign to remind users of the safety and environmental concerns associated with ATV usage. This campaign is an educational program dedicated to increasing public awareness of how to enjoy the great outdoors while minimizing the impacts of ATV use. Before operating an ATV, it is recommended that operators attend an approved ATV training course. Riders should always wear the appropriate safety gear to include a helmet and protective eyewear.

  • Arkabutla Lake 12th Annual Fish Habitat Day Successful

    Vicksburg, Miss…… Arkabutla Lake recently hosted the 2014 fish habitat day. 25 volunteers gathered at the Arkabutla Lake Field Office to assist with the placement of fish structures in the lake bed. These Volunteers donated more than 170 hours of their time and were served breakfast and lunch, donated by Superlo Foods in Southaven and Kroger in Hernando. Gifts and gift cards were donated by Sportsman’s Warehouse in Southaven and Walmart in Hernando.

  • Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

    VICKSBURG, Miss., March 2014 -- The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River April 7-11, 2014.

  • William Carpenter Retires After 45 Years of Service

    Vicksburg, Miss…… William Carpenter, civil engineering technician at the Greenwood Area Field Office recently retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, after 45 years of service.

  • Jackie Smith Retires After 25 Years of Service

    Vicksburg, Miss…… Jackie Smith, park contract representative at the Grenada Lake Field Office recently retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, after 25 years and 11 months of service.

  • President's 2015 Civil Works Budget for Mississippi Valley Division focuses on improving nation’s economic growth

    VICKSBURG, Miss., March 5, 2014 - The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2015 has been released and included $825 million in funding for the civil works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division.

  • Corps to Host “Women in the Outdoors” at Bayou Bodcau

    Vicksburg, Miss ….The Louisiana Field Office (LFO) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District will host the National Wildlife Turkey Federation’s Women in the Outdoors event this Saturday, 8 March, at Bayou Bodcau Wildlife Management Dam and Reservoir. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the grounds of the Durden House located at 1700 Bodcau Road, Haughton, Louisiana.

  • Vicksburg District Team Member Returns From Afghanistan

    Vicksburg, Miss……Dan Carney, lead electrician with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, operations and maintenance branch, recently returned from a 13-month deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan. This was his third tour in four years in support of Overseas Contingency Operations/Operation Enduring Freedom.

  • DeGray Dam’s Hydropower Unit to be Refurbished

    Vicksburg, Miss…The hydropower generating unit located below the the DeGray Lake Dam will be inoperative for approximately eight months to rebuild and update the system. The hydropower generator went on line in 1973. The hydropower generating system uses the water flow of the Caddo River, through the DeGray Lake Dam to produce eco-friendly, renewable power.