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  • Mark Twain Lake Partners with Mark Twain Elementary to Display 1st Grade Zoo Art Exhibit

    April 7, 2014, Monroe City, Missouri – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake invite

  • Carlyle Lake to Increase Downstream Releases

    CARLYLE LAKE - As of 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2014, the pool elevation at Carlyle Lake was 444.30 feet, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), with a release of approximately 4,000 cubic feet of water per second (cfs). The inflow for Wednesday, April 2, 2014 was approximately 5,590 day second feet (dsf). Due to the previous rainfall, Carlyle Lake will crest on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 445.5 feet NGVD. Downstream releases will be increased beginning Thursday, April 3, 2014 to reach a release rate of 8,000 cfs by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2014.

  • Camping Opportunities at Carlyle Lake in 2014

    CARLYLE LAKE – The 2014 camping season will begin with the opening of Dam West and McNair Campgrounds on March 28th. Boulder Campground will open on April 13th and the Coles Creek and Lotus Group area on April 28th. The Dam East Spillway Campground and the Eldon Hazlet State Park are open year-round.

  • Lake Shelbyville 2014 Recreation Season Kickoff

    Lake Shelbyville –   The 2014 camping season will begin with the early opening of Area 5 at the

  • 2014 Shelby County Art Show to be held at Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center

    Lake Shelbyville – The 48th Annual Shelby County Art Show is scheduled for April 12 and 13 at the

  • The Rivers Project Natural Resource Management Master Plan

    The Rivers Project Master Plan is the required U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval document that guides public use and natural resource management on the Project’s 48,792 acres of Federal public lands and 106,208 acres of Project waters for environmental stewardship and recreation related purposes. The Project area for the Master Plan extends from Mississippi River Mile 0, at Cairo, Illinois; upstream to the tail water of Locks and Dam 22, Mississippi River Mile 301, at Saverton, Missouri. The majority of the Project’s public lands are upstream of St. Louis, Missouri. The lower 80 miles of the Illinois River, is also managed by Rivers Project and is included in the plan.

  • Visitor Center Open at Mark Twain Lake

    Mark Twain Lake, – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake invite you to visit the M.W.

  • Applications Available for Lake Shelbyville Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities and Wounded Warriors

    14-23 Applications for Lake Shelbyville Deer Hunt for People with Disabilities-Wounded

  • 2014 Student Internships Available at Lake Shelbyville

     14-22 Student Internships Available at Lake Shelbyville.pdfFor Immediate Release:12 March

  • Kaskaskia River Clean-Up Success

    Volunteers from the Kaskaskia Mariners Association participated in the first of two scheduled Kaskaskia River Cleanup Days on Saturday, March 15. The clean-up was a big success with volunteers filling a 20 cubic yard dumpster during the event. The cleanup effort was concentrated in the New Athens portion of the river. Lunch was provided for all that participated by Smitty’s at the Marina.