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
Military Construction
The District supports military construction at Dover Air Force Base, Tobyhanna Army Depot, and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Military Programs

Latest News

Army Corps shares details on road closure at Francis E. Walter Dam
3/5/2026
WHITE HAVEN, PA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced that approximately 2.5 miles of the Francis E. Walter Dam Road on the Route 940 side of the dam will be closed from...
Army Corps to present at Wayne County Commissioners public meeting on Jadwin Dam Master Plan revision
3/4/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present at the Wayne County Commissioners working session on March 10, 2026, to kick off a process to revise the 1959 General Edgar Jadwin Dam Master Plan...
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” transformation initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program
2/23/2026 UPDATED
On Feb. 23, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program. Note - this...
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