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  • Army Corps cancels end of season whitewater release

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District announced it does not have enough water storage to hold a whitewater release Sept. 2 from the Francis E. Walter Dam.

  • Army Corps adds September whitewater release to schedule

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District announced it has enough water storage to hold a whitewater release Sept. 1 from the Francis E. Walter Dam. The release will be 650 cubic feet per second plus inflow up to 850 cubic feet per second.

  • Army Corps to hold ribbon cutting ceremony at Prompton Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 a.m. Aug. 22 at Prompton Dam. The ceremony recognizes the completion of a two-phase construction project which included modifying the dam spillway, building an operations center and maintenance garage and constructing a new access road and spillway bridge to the dam

  • Corps adds another whitewater release to schedule

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District announced it has enough water storage to hold a whitewater release Aug. 26 as well as increase fisheries enhancement water releases from the Francis E. Walter Dam.

  • Army Corps adds whitewater release to schedule; increases fisheries enhancements

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District announced it has enough water storage to hold a whitewater release Aug. 25 as well as increase fisheries enhancements from the Francis E. Walter Dam.

  • Army Corps opens Prompton Lake site to the public

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District announced the project site at Prompton Lake has been reopened for public use following the completion of a 2-year construction project. The site was closed in 2010 for the project which included modifying the dam spillway, building an operations building and maintenance garage and constructing a bridge to the dam.

  • Army Corps to host Get Outdoors Day at Blue Marsh Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District will host Get Outdoors Day at Blue Marsh Lake on June 9th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Summit Bridge to close northbound lanes May 11-14

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District will close the northbound lanes of the Summit Bridge, carrying Delaware Route 896 and U.S. Route 301 over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, from 10 p.m. Friday, May 11, until 5 a.m., Monday May 14.

  • Dredge McFarland to visit Penn’s Landing

    The Dredge McFarland, a 300-foot-long hopper dredge owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will be open for tours May 19 at Penn’s Landing from noon to 6 p.m.

  • Army Corps modifies Reedy Point Bridge repair schedule to minimize weekend lane closures

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers has revised its upcoming Reedy Point Bridge repair schedule so that the bridge will remain open on all but four weekends over the estimated construction period. Weekday closures will still be in effect, but most weekends the bridge will have at least one lane open with automated traffic control.