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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge website outage affects St. Louis District water level information

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, is responding to a widespread outage affecting the Mississippi River Basin Gauge Table website.  Water level information for reservoirs, lakes, rivers, locks and dams, and other monitored locations is temporarily unavailable for the St. Louis District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers information technology personnel are working to identify the cause of the outage and restore service. The district will notify the public when the website is fully operational.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers’ Birthday

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of its birthday, June 16. The waiver covers fees for boat launch ramps and swimming beaches. The waiver does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities (group picnic shelters) and events. Other agencies that manage recreation areas on USACE lands are encouraged, but not required, to offer the waiver in the areas that they manage.

  • USACE to demolish former French Quarter clubhouse to reach suspected contamination

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, plans to demolish the former clubhouse at the closed French Quarter apartment complex in Hazelwood as part of ongoing cleanup efforts under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE determined demolition is necessary to safely access and remediate contaminated material located directly beneath the structure and below the ground surface near the structure.

  • U.S. Army Corps launches Love Your Levee campaign to highlight levees and flood risk across the St. Louis region

    As communities in our region continue to face seasonal flood and severe weather risks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in partnership with the Kaskaskia Island Drainage & Levee District, will launch the Love Your Levee campaign in May 2026 to increase public understanding of levees and flood risk across the St. Louis region.

  • Access Update for Ken Kenney’s at Lake Shelbyville

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is updating the public access to Ken Kenney’s at Lake Shelbyville, commonly labeled as Site #46 on USACE hunting and fishing maps. The roadway leading to the site is privately owned and is not a designated public access route.

  • Carlyle Lake Facilities Opening Soon

    Spring has arrived, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) facilities at Carlyle Lake will soon open for the 2026 recreation season. This includes the Carlyle Lake Visitor Center, campgrounds, and fish cleaning stations, all of which enrich the visitor experience and offer excellent recreational opportunities on public lands.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on potential future changes to the nationwide permits

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on March 16 that it is seeking input from all interested parties on ways to increase the efficiency of the nationwide permit program.

  • Volunteers Needed for Fish Habitat Improvement Projects at Carlyle Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Carlyle Lake Education Habitat and Preservation (CLEHP) group and community volunteers, will host two volunteer workdays in March to improve fish habitat and enhance fisheries at Carlyle Lake.

  • Applications open for 36th annual Lake Shelbyville Deer Hunt for Disabled Hunters and Wounded Warriors

    The 36th Annual Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Wolf Creek State Park will be held Nov.20 through Nov. 22, 2026. Applications are available at the Lake Shelbyville Project Office, online at http://tinyurl.com/LakeShelbyville-Hunting, or by mail by contacting the Environmental Stewardship Department at 217-774-3951, ext. 7049.

  • Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces ‘Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program

    Today, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Adam Telle, announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Civil Works program. “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” will provide greater focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) core Civil Works missions, while minimizing non-core programs, direct funding to priority water resources projects that will provide the greatest benefits to the nation, shorten permitting timelines, and reduce or eliminate extraneous regulations and paperwork that slow USACE’s delivery of Civil Works projects and programs.