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  • Corps flood fight goes beyond levees to help protect roads

    WEST ALTON, Mo. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may be best known for building some of our nation's most important infrastructure, including flood protection and hurricane reduction systems, but today the Corps’ St. Louis District is providing technical support to keep traffic moving on Missouri roads.

  • Reservations for Camping During the Annual Indian Creek Halloween Walk will be Accepted starting June 5th

    Mark Twain Lake – Indian Creek Campground at Mark Twain Lake will again be the site of Mark Twain

  • UPDATE: Breach confirmed on Consolidated North County Levee

    ST. LOUIS – A levee breach occurred at approximately noon today on the Consolidated North County levee near West Alton, Mo.

  • St. Louis District Corps of Engineers Levee Update – June 4, 2013

    ST. LOUIS – As of 10:30 a.m. CST today, all federal levees in the St. Louis District are performing as designed. The Corps is working with our partners and local communities to reduce the risk of damages from flooding.

  • Carlyle Lake Pool Update, June 3, 2013

    CARLYLE LAKE – As of 9:00 a.m., Monday, June 3, 2013, the pool elevation of Carlyle Lake is 450.68 feet NGVD with a release rate of approximately 5,680 cubic feet per second (cfs). Yesterday’s inflow was 17,570 dsf. Due to the previous rainfall, Carlyle Lake is predicted to crest on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at less than 451.5 feet NGVD.

  • Corps of Engineers prepares for rising river levels

    ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District is responding to flooding on the Mississippi River by activating its Emergency Operations Center in St. Louis and closing locks on the Mississippi River.

  • Rising Lake Levels Affecting Some Facilities at Mark Twain Lake

    Mark Twain Lake – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake are

  • Weekend Activities at Carlyle Lake

    Carlyle Lake - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Carlyle Lake Project offers an abundance of recreation opportunities for lake visitors. Dam West, Coles Creek, and Boulder Campgrounds are open with sites available on a first-come-first-serve basis and through reservation by calling the National Recreation Reservation Service at 1-877-444-6777 or online at www.recreation.gov. McNair and Dam East Campgrounds are open on a first-come-first-serve basis. The Eldon Hazlet State Park is also open and has sites available first-come, first-serve or online at www.reserveamerica.com

  • Rock & Mineral Show at Mark Twain Lake

    Mark Twain Lake – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake would like to invite the

  • Kids Fishing Day at Mark Twain Lake

    Mark Twain Lake – In celebration of National Fishing and Boating Week, the U.S. Army Corps of