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Nashville District Created
Special Order No. 191 dated Aug. 18, 1888 directed Col. John. W. Barlow to change his station from Chattanooga to Nashville, thus creating the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. Barlow served as the first district engineer until Oct. 23, 1891. -
Henry Robert - Notable District Engineer
Lt. Col. Henry M. Robert served as district engineer from Oct. 23, 1891 to June 9, 1893. He is famously known as the author of Robert's Rules of Order. He published it 20 years before taking command, but did revise it while in Nashville. -
Lock 1 Under Construction
Lock 1 is under construction on the Cumberland River. The lock no longer operates today as these smaller river navigation locks were replaced by the modern dams in use today. -
Colbert Shoals Canal Project
This is a graveling crane and stone yard at Riverson, Ala., which is supporting the Colbert Shoals Canal project on the Tennessee River. -
Lock 7 Under Construction
Lock 7 is under construction on the Cumberland River above Nashville. This photo shows an arrangement of derricks for handling stones at the upper end of the lock. The lock no longer operates today as these smaller river navigation locks were replaced by the modern dams in use today. -
Lock 7 Under Construction
Lock 7 is under construction on the Cumberland River above Nashville. This photo shows an arrangement of derricks for handling stones at the upper end of the lock. The lock no longer operates today as these smaller river navigation locks were replaced by the modern dams in use today. -
Lock & Dam F under construction
Lock & Dam F is under construction on the Cumberland River. A series of dams with 52-foot by 280-foot locks were part of a canalization project that pre-dated the modern dams, and were named numerically (1 to 8) upstream of Nashville and alphabetically (A to G) downstream. Lock 21 was also constructed on the Cumberland River in Burnside, Ky. -
Lock 8 Under Construction
Lock 8 is under construction on the Cumberland River above Nashville. Construction began in 1920 and was completed in 1924. This photo shows the upstream end of the cofferdam with the Hiwassec and Dredge Tishomingo in the background. The lock no longer operates today as these smaller river navigation locks were replaced by the modern dams in use today. -
Wilson Dam Under Construction
Construction work is ongoing at Wilson Dam as seen from the south bank of the Tennessee River. The dam was constructed between 1918 and 1927. The dam is located at Tennessee River mile 259.4 in Florence, Alabama. The dam is 137 feet high, 4,862 feet long and 105 feet thick at the base. The cost of the project was $119,000,000. -
Cumberland River Flood
When the Nashville gage hit 56.2 feet on Jan. 1, 1927, lower Broadway was flooded. -
Wilson Locks open for navigation
The locks at Wilson Dam opened to commercial navigation June 1, 1927 thus completing the project. In 1959, TVA completed the main single-lift lock, along with several related improvements, to replace the old and inadequate double-lift lockage system. It began operating Nov. 10. 1959. The modified auxiliary lock was reopened on Feb. 9, 1961. -
Tennessee Valley Authority Created
TVA was established by Congress in 1933 to address a wide range of environmental, economic, and technological issues, including the delivery of low-cost electricity and the management of natural resources. -
Robert Neyland - Notable District Engineer
Maj. Robert R. Neyland was district engineer July 25, 1933 to March 5, 1934. He was also the head football coach of the Tennessee Volunteers from 1926-1934, 1936-1940, and 1946-1952, and holds the record for most wins in history. He amassed 173 wins in 216 games, which included six undefeated seasons, nine undefeated regular seasons, seven conference championships, and four national championships. His 1939 squad is the last NCAA team in history to hold every regular season opponent scoreless. -
Old Lock 7 on Cumberland River
Historical view of Lock 7 and its reservation on the Cumberland River taken Oct. 25, 1935. The lock no longer operates today as these smaller river navigation locks were replaced by the modern dams in use today. -
Historic gristmill at Lake Cumberland
Mill Springs Mill at Lake Cumberland Feb. 3, 1936. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District acquired it in 1949. The Monticello Woman's Club and other civic organizations, with aid from the Kentucky Department of Highways, reactivated the mill in 1963. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1973. The Corps restored the mill in 1976. It is on the National Register of Battlefields and one of 25 Civil War battlefields included on a special endangered battlefield list. -
Cumberland River Flood of 1937
Traffic on North First Street is hampered due to Cumberland River flooding. The Lock 1 upper gage was 44.7 feet. -
Towboat Warioto navigates through Lock D
The towboat Warioto navigates through Lock D on the Cumberland River at Fort Donelson during a lockmaster's inspection trip. A series of dams with 52-foot by 280-foot locks were part of a canalization project that pre-dated the modern dams, and were named numerically (1 to 8) upstream of Nashville and alphabetically (A to G) downstream. Lock 21 was also constructed on the Cumberland River in Burnside, Ky. -
Cumberland River freezes over
People are seen walking over the frozen Cumberland River in Nashville, Tenn., near the Sparkman Street Bridge. -
Wolf Creek Dam Groundbreaking
Tennessee Sen. Albert Gore Sr. addresses the people in attendance during the Wolf Creek Dam Groundbreaking Ceremony Sept. 1, 1941. (USACE historical photo) -
Navigation at Hales Bar Dam
The Nashville District operated and maintained the navigation lock 24 hours a day at Hales Bar Dam on the Tennessee River in Jasper, Tenn., from 1913 until its closure in 1968. The old hydropower plant and navigation lock structures remain on the shoreline of what is now Nickajack Lake, upstream of Nickajack Dam. The dam was privately built and later acquired by the Tennessee Valley Authority. -
Center Hill Dam Construction Completed
Center Hill Dam on the Caney Fork was finished on this date, although its power generation units did not go online until 1950 and 1951. The construction also included a saddle dam near the main dam. -
Wolf Creek Dam Dedicated
Wolf Creek Dam is dedicated Sept. 1, 1951. Vice President Alben Barkley cuts the ceremonial ribbon. The 35th vice president of the United States is a native of Paducah, Ky. The dam is concrete-gravity and earthfill. Its maximum height is 258 feet and is 5,736 feet long. Lake Cumberland reservoir is 101 miles long in length and has 1,255 miles of shoreline, providing a total storage capacity of 6,089,000 acre-feet. -
First Concrete Bucket at Old Hickory
This is the first bucket of concrete poured at the Old Hickory Lock and Dam Project Aug. 20, 2952. -
First Commercial Lockage
This is the first commercial barge to lock through Old Hickory Navigation Lock June 14, 1954. -
Cheatham Dam Dedicated
(Left to right) Col. G. M. Dorland, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Col. J. L. Person, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ohio River Division commander; Owen R. Cheatham, president of Georgia Pacific Plywood Company; Lt. William R. Raiford, Nashville District; Mary Fenton Cheatham; Lt. Max Howard, Nashville District; and Wickliffe Cheatham prepare to cut the ribbon Sept. 18, 1954 officially opening Cheatham Dam & Lock to navigation on the Cumberland River near Ashland City. -
Pleasure boat locks in Old Hickory
The lock held its grand opening to pleasure boats in September of 1956. Nearly 10,000 people swarmed the lock and dam structure to see the first pleasure boat named the Avalon lock through. -
Barkley Canal Dedicated
The Barkley Canal was dedicated by impressive ceremonies Aug. 20, 1966. Thousands gathered to watch Vice President Hubert Humphrey symbolically unite the twin rivers by pouring water from each river into an elaborate mixing bowl. -
Barkley Dam Dedication
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey receives a hard hat from Col. Jesse Fishback, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, at the Barkley Lock and Dam Dedication Aug. 27, 1966 at Grand Rivers, Ky. -
J. Percy Priest Dam under construction
This is an aerial photo of J. Percy Priest Dam under construction on the Stones River in Nashville, Tenn. -
J. Percy Priest Dam Dedicated
President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicates J. Percy Priest Dam in Nashville, Tenn., on the Stones River The dam, named in honor of the man who served as representative from the 5th District of Tennessee from 1941--1956, is part of a coordinated plan for the development of water resources in the Cumberland River Basin in Tennessee and Kentucky. -
Cordell Hull Dam Dedicated
Tricia Nixon Cox, daughter of President Richard M. Nixon, spoke at the dedication of the Cordell Hull Dam in Carthage, Tenn. The event also featured Country Music Sensation Dolly Parton. It is estimated about 2,000 people attended the dedication, according to an Associated Press report. -
Martins Fork Dam Dedicated
Kentucky Sen. Wendell Ford is the keynote speaker at the dedication of Martins Fork Dam in Smith, Ky. The dam was constructed for flood risk reduction in the region. Martins Fork is fed from two primary sources, Martins Fork and Cranks Creek, which meet in the upper end of the lake. Below the dam, Martins Fork flows in a northerly direction to Harlan, where it joins the Clover Fork, which then joins the Poor Fork to form the Cumberland River.Martins Fork Lake is located at river mile 15.6. -
Officials dedicate completion of divide cut, Bay Springs Dam and Lock
Officials dedicated the completion of the 27-mile divide section of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and Bay Springs Dam and Lock in Dennis, Miss., May 6, 1984. The Nashville District excavated the northern 29 miles of the project, connecting the waterway with Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River. It required the removal of 150 million cubic yards of earth. Congress renamed Bay Springs Lock and Dam to Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam in 1997. The Mobile District operates the waterway. -
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Dedicated
President Richard M. Nixon and Governor George Wallace of Alabama dedicate the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Nashville District constructed the northern section. The Tenn-Tom officially opened to commerce on January 10, 1985 when the Towboat, Eddie Waxler, transporting nearly 2.7 million gallons of petroleum products, made its maiden voyage on the waterway. A lottery was held to select the first commercial tow to transit the waterway. -
Restoring American Bald Eagles
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District partners with agencies to restore American Bald Eagles to the upper Cumberland region. From 1987 to 1991 a total of 44 eagles were transplanted from nests in Alaska, Minnesota and Wisconsin and then reared, tagged and released on the shoreline of Dale Hollow Lake near Irons Creek. The team utilized a technique called “Hacking” to care for and release them in hopes they would someday return near where they first took flight to nest and reproduce. -
Harlan Flood Control Project dedicated
Dignitaries led by Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, Joseph W. Westphal, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Brig. Gen. Robert Griffin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, local dignitaries, and Nashville District staff dedicated the Harlan Flood Control Project as part of Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Week. It culminated a decade undertaking to provide the maximum level of flood protection in Harlan County, Kentucky. -
Wolf Creek Dam Barrier Wall Ceremony
Congressman Hal Rogers gives keynote address at the Wolf Creek Dam Barrier Wall Completion Ceremony at Russell Springs Auditorium. It took more than five years of continuous construction work to complete the $594 million dam safety major rehabilitation. The barrier wall was designed to effectively cut off all seepage paths from Lake Cumberland. -
Nashville District's 125th Anniversary
Nashville District's personnel celebrate the district's 125th Anniversary, which occurred Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, with food and festivities at the headquarters. Michael Zoccola threw out the first pitch Aug. 18, 2013 at the Nashville Sounds baseball game. -
Tennessee Silver Jackets Established
Local, state and federal partners kicked off Silver Jackets at the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee officially becomes the 40th state to join the program that provides a formal, consistent and unified approach to planning and implementing measures to reduce the risks associated with flooding and other natural hazards. Photo: James Bassham, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency director, welcomes state and federal participants. -
10 Things You Didn't Know About
The History Channel show "10 Things You Didn't Know About" films at Center Hill Dam where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is working to remediate the foundation of the dam. The show's host Henry Rollins featured Resident Engineer Bill DeBruyn on the episode. -
Chief of engineers visits Center Hill Dam
Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and 53rd chief of engineers, visits the Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation Project where the Nashville District is installing a subsurface concrete barrier wall through the earthen embankment to stop seepage through the karst geology. The Corps constructed Center Hill Dam in the 1940s. The project is located in Lancaster, Tenn., on the Caney Fork River, a tributary of the Cumberland River. -
Oak Ridge Boys say life jackets are life savers
The Oak Ridge Boys want their fans to know that life jackets are life savers. The group harmonized this very important water safety message Aug. 27, 2014 for visitors of Corps of Engineers lakes during an engagement at the Nashville Sounds' last game ever at Greer Stadium. See the Public Service Announcement at https://youtu.be/ujyOzUkZtiY?list=PL448A655CA3F6325C -
Crystal Gayle wants her fans to play it safe
Crystal Gayle wants her fans to play it safe when it comes to water safety. She visited the Country Music Hall of Fame Aug. 28, 2014 where she encouraged everyone to be safe swimming and boating, and to wear a life jacket when recreating on Corps of Engineers lakes. See the Public Service Announcement at https://youtu.be/Q3tqarDrmRk?list=PL448A655CA3F6325C -
Hit show 'Nashville' films at Old Hickory Lake
Actors Connie Britton, who plays Rayna James, and Will Chase, who plays Luke Wheeler, shoot a segment for a future episode of the ABC hit show "Nashville" at Old Hickory Lake, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. -
Tennessee formalizes Silver Jackets Program
Federal, state and local agencies formalized an official partnership to promote flood risk reduction by signing the Tennessee Silver Jackets Charter during a ceremony at Metro Nashville’s Development Services Center. Tennessee is the 40th state to form a Silver Jackets Program, which is an innovative partnership where its members collaborate on the state's flood risk management priorities. -
Olmstead tainter gates pass through Kentucky Lock
Tainter gates bound for the Olmstead Dam Project on the Ohio River pass through Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River mile 22.4 in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. -
Crews top out Kentucky Lock’s first concrete monolith
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District placed concrete to top-out the first massive concrete monolith for the Kentucky Lock Addition project this past week, and held a ceremony to mark the occasion Jan. 28, 2015. The Corps is constructing a new 1,200-foot-long navigation lock at Kentucky Dam on the Tennessee River to reduce the significant bottleneck that the 600-foot-long current lock causes on this important waterway. -
Tennessee-Tombigbee Transportation Museum Dedicated
Thirty years after the dedication of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, officials cut another ribbon dedicating a museum that provides education outreach and features the value of transportation within the historical inland passageway built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1972 to 1984. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is the largest civil works project ever constructed in the United States. The Mobile and Nashville Districts built the 234-mile waterway. -
Wolf Creek Dam spilling water
Wolf Creek Dam is spilling water, a rare occurrence at the massive reservoir on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Ky. -
Tanya Tucker wants fans to stay safe
Country Music Legend Tanya Tucker shoots a water safety public service announcement in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. She encouraged fans to be safe and to wear a life jacket. Tucker is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. She was the Top New Female Vocalist as a teenager in 1972 and first female country artist to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine in 1974. See the PSA at (https://youtu.be/IY_lJp2XdYg?list=PL448A655CA3F6325C) -
Center Hill Dam Barrier Wall Ceremony
Officials celebrated the completion of a barrier wall in the main dam embankment of Center Hill Dam during a ceremony at the work platform on top of the dam. The $115 million foundation barrier wall is a key component of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Center Hill Dam Safety Remediation Project. Work to install the barrier wall began in 2012. It is 2.5-feet thick and as deep as 308 feet from the top of the dam and deep into the solid-rock foundation. -
Mississippi River Commission tours Tennessee, Cumberland Rivers
Motor Vessel Mississippi exits Guntersville Lock on the Tennessee River with the Mississippi River Commission. They also navigated the Cumberland River to visit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Tennessee Valley Authority projects, inspect the waterways, and use the experience to improve the condition of the Mississippi River Basin, foster navigation, promote commerce, and reduce flood risk. -
Crew lifts 82-ton steel turbine
Work crews lifted a turbine out of hydropower unit two at Center Hill Dam, one of the final pieces of the disassembly process. It is the first time the 82-ton steel wheel has seen the light of day since its installation in 1950, a rare sight that makes it possible to inspect, rebuild embedded parts, and then reassemble the unit with new components. The hydropower unit is the first of 28 units at nine Nashville District projects that will be rehabilitated over the next 20 years. -
'I Love This Life Jacket' says LoCash
Country Music Recording Group “LoCash” shoots a water safety public service announcement urging fans to be safe when recreating on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterways with the “I Love This Life Jacket” message, a spinoff from the title of their smash hit “I Love This Life.” Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of LoCash said they are very appreciative of their fans and feel blessed by the group’s recent success with “I Love This Life.” See the PSA at https://youtu.be/5JIQbVP4H3s -
Nashville mayor visits Old Hickory Dam
Corps of Engineers officials lead Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on a tour of Old Hickory Dam today and provided her with an overview of the district’s missions, which include flood risk management, navigation, hydropower, emergency management, and recreation. Photo: Lock Operator Johnny Barton briefs Nashville Mayor Megan Barry about how he helps commercial and recreational vessels navigate up and down the Cumberland River through Old Hickory Dam. -
Chief of engineers visits high visibility projects
The nation’s chief of engineers visits three high visibility construction projects to meet employees and garner the very latest updates from project managers and team members. Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander, hopped on a Tennessee National Guard Blackhawk to travel between the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project and Kentucky Lock Addition Project in the Nashville District, and the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project in the Louisville District. -
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann visits Chickamauga Lock
The congressman serving Tennessee District 3, who serves on the House Committee on Appropriations and the Energy and Water Subcommittee, dons a pair of rubber boots to get a close look at the dewatered Chickamauga Lock on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann trekked through the grit, grime and shallow pools of water in the 60-foot by 360-foot lock to interact with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District team that has been inspecting and making repairs. -
Secretary visits Chickamauga Lock
Douglas W. Lamont, senior official performing duties of secretary of the Army for Civil Works toured Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., to realize the challenges of keeping a deteriorated lock open while racing against time to construct a replacement lock. -
Total Eclipse
The public flocked to see the Total Eclipse at designated viewing areas at dams and recreation areas at Lake Barkley in Kentucky, and Cheatham Lake, Old Hickory Lake, J. Percy Priest Lake, Cordell Hull Lake, Dale Hollow Lake, and Center Hill Lake in Tennessee. -
Nashville District named "Best Place to Work" in USACE
Nashville District personnel who responded to the 2016 Federal Employee Survey found out today that their high marks for job and organizational satisfaction resulted in a “Best Place to Work in USACE Award” from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters. Maj. Christopher Burkhart, Nashville District deputy commander, showed off the award certificate during staff meeting and lauded everyone for participating in the survey that enhances a culture of engagement and two-way feedback. -
Officials celebrate 50th Anniversary of J. Percy Priest Dam, Reservoir
Community leaders celebrated the 50th Anniversary of J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir, acknowledging the project’s positive impact since President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated it. Mayor David Briley said that two million citizens continue to enjoy the benefits the lake provides, which his grandfather Beverly Briley championed as first mayor of Metro Nashville when the Corps constructed the dam in the 1960s. The project honors Congressman James Percy Priest. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts) -
First concrete shell placed at Kentucky Lock Addition Project
Nashville District successfully placed the first of 10 concrete shells on the riverbed that will be part of the downstream cofferdam and the permanent downstream lock wall for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project. This 46-foot wide by 51-foot long by 33-foot high shell weighed 1.3 million pounds. A tow boat moved the barge with the concrete shell into position underneath the gantry crane. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin) -
Community commemorates Dale Hollow Dam on 75th Anniversary
Officials unveil a state of Tennessee Historical Marker recognizing the significance of Dale Hollow Dam and Powerhouse, and Reservoir during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir. (Left to Right) Eddie Clark, regional field services director for Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation; his mother Katherine Terry Clark, 92; Lt. Cullen Jones, commander; and Stanley Carter, Dale Hollow Dam Power Plant superintendent unveil the marker. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts) -
Assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works visits Chickamauga Lock
Honorable R.D. James, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, visited the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project for an opportunity to gauge the progress of the project and meet Nashville District leadership, project personnel, Tennessee Valley Authority partners, and stakeholders. James establishes policy and direction and provides supervision of all aspects of the Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Program. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts) -
Berm construction completes last repair phase at Center Hill Dam
Officials celebrated completion of the last phase of repairs for the $353 million Center Hill Dam Safety Rehabilitation Project where the Corps of Engineers finished constructing a roller compacted concrete berm to reinforce the auxiliary dam at Center Hill Lake, a secondary earthen embankment that fills a low area in the landscape just east of the main dam. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts) -
Chief of Engineers visits Chickamauga Lock
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited Chickamauga Lock and the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project where the Nashville District is constructing the new 110-by-600-foot navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project at Tennessee River mile 471 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts) -
Barkley Powerplant transforms its switchyard
The Motor Vessel John Wepfer delivers two 90-ton transformers May 18, 2021 to the Barkley Dam Powerplant on the Cumberland River in Kuttawa, Kentucky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is replacing the transformers in the switchyard that have been in service since 1971. -
Cheatham Lock helps fuel Middle Tennessee in wake of pipeline shutdown
Motor Vessel Tampa out of Ashland, Kentucky, moves Marathon Petroleum Company fuel barges May 21, 2021, through Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, Tennessee, headed to terminals in Nashville. With the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District opened up Cheatham Lock during scheduled maintenance so barges destined to fuel Middle Tennessee could navigate up the Cumberland River. Each barge carries around 28,000 barrels of fuel. -
ORBIT stakeholders navigate Kentucky Lock Addition Project
Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples (Far Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general, watches a towboat with empty barges approach Kentucky Lock on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, during the Ohio River Basin Inspection Tour May 16, 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. -
Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project celebrates first completed monolith
Shimmick Crane Operator Patrick Harrison lifted the last concrete form from monolith L13 to mark the official completion of the first of 36 monoliths. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor, Shimmick, held a topping-off ceremony May 22, 2023, at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee. -
IWUB checks on progress of Kentucky Lock Addition Project
The Inland Waterways Users Board checks on the progress of the Kentucky Lock Addition Project July 19, 2023, on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. The ongoing construction can be seen on the left while the active navigation lock miter gates are visible on the right. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is constructing a larger lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority dam. -
Communities celebrate Cordell Hull Dam's 50th Anniversary
With Cordell Hull Dam in the background, Rep. John Rose, Tennessee 6th District, gives the keynote address while addressing guests during the dam’s 50th Anniversary celebration Oct. 7, 2023, on the shoreline below the dam in Elmwood, Tennessee. He noted that celebrating the achievements of the engineers and the contractors, and public policy makers of the time, made this project possible. -
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works visits Kentucky Lock Addition Project
Michael L. Connors, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, visited the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Oct. 12, 2023, on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. -
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works visits Chickamauga Lock
Michael L. Connors, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, visited the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Oct. 12, 2023, on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee. -
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works visits Barkley Dam Powerhouse
Michael L. Connors, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, visited the Barkley Dam Powerhouse Oct. 13, 2023, on the Tennessee River in Kuttawa, Kentucky.
