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

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Announces Reduction of Services and Operational Changes at Blue Marsh Lake for 2025 Recreation Season
4/25/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District, which oversees the operations of numerous Flood Risk Management and recreation sites throughout the Delaware River Basin, will be...
STATUS UPDATE: Access Restrictions for Paving Projects at Blue Marsh Lake
4/15/2025
LEESPORT, PA (15 APRIL 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District had announced various areas will be closed for public access due to paving and construction activities involved...
Army Corps and contractor begin construction of new dredge
4/4/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined contractors Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Royal IHC on April 4, 2025, in Panama City, FL for a steel cutting ceremony, kicking off construction of a Medium...
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