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Philadelphia District & Marine Design Center Website

Beach nourishment in Oakwood Beach, NJ (January 2024).

Coastal Storm Risk Management

The District maintains dune and beachfill and seawall projects along approximately 100 miles of New Jersey and Delaware coastline

Coastal Storm Risk Management

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

USACE maintains five highway bridges along this 14-mile long, 450-foot wide, 35-foot-deep canal, including: Chesapeake City Bridge, Summit Bridge, St. George’s Bridge, Reedy Point Bridge, Senator Roth Bridge (SR-1).

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Overview

Recreation at Blue Marsh Lake

Blue Marsh Lake in Berks County, Pennsylvania, features many recreational activities including: kayaking, fishing, boating, hiking, horseback riding, outdoor events, and more!

Blue Marsh Lake - Home Page,Facebook Page,Algal Bloom Information,Blue Marsh Lake Master Plan,

Flood Risk Management

Constructed in 1961, the Francis E. Walter Dam has prevented millions of dollars in flood damages. It also supports recreation in the Lehigh Valley with planned fishing and whitewater rafting water releases. The District also owns and operates 4 other dams, including: Blue Marsh Lake, Beltzville Dam, Jadwin Dam, and Prompton Dam.

Francis E. Walter Dam Home Page,Facebook,Beltzville DamPrompton and Jadwin DamPublic Law 84-99 Program

Navigation

The District maintains 500 miles of navigation channels across the region. The McFarland, a deep-draft hopper dredge owned and operated by USACE Philadelphia District, serves in a Ready Reserve status, operating on the Delaware River and responds to urgent dredging missions along the East and Gulf coasts.

Dredging and Beneficial Use

When dredged material is clean, USACE looks for opportunities to use the sediment beneficially. Examples include restoring degraded marsh and creating islands, which can provide critical habitat for wildlife and enhance coastal resiliency.

Coastal Dredging and Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

District Safety

The safety of our team members, our contractors, and the public is USACE’s highest priority. Photos taken at a Fall Protection training held by our Safety office for our Operations and Construction team members.

USACE Safety

Support to Other Agencies

For more than three decades the District has managed hundreds of millions of dollars of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, accounting for a major share of the Corps’ support to the program nationwide.

Environmental and Interagency PageFUSRAP