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  • Maintenance to temporarily close Canyon Lake Dam service road 

    Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Canyon Lake will temporarily close the dam service road for embankment maintenance May 22 - 25, 2023.

  • USACE awards $6.8M contract to continue and complete the Modified Central City North Bypass Channel design

    Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, awarded an architect-engineer contract totaling $6.8 million to continue and complete the design of the North Bypass Channel in support of the Modified Central City Project. The A-E contract was awarded to CDM-Stanley Joint Venture – the team who previously developed the 60 percent design.  The work includes completing the design of the north bypass channel, which is approximately 3,900 feet of the overall 8,400 feet of bypass channel. 

  • Somerville Lake Embankment Road to close temporarily

    Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that the embankment road located between Lake Somerville Marina and Campground and Welch Park will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, through 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023.

  • Jim Chapman Lake/Cooper Dam Stilling Basin/Outlet Area to close temporarily

    U.S. Army Corp of Engineers officials with the Fort Worth District, announced today that starting May 8, the Stilling Basin/Outlet Area at Jim Chapman Lake will be closed temporarily for repaving of the parking lot.

  • Maintenance to close temporarily Canyon Lake Dam service road  

    Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Canyon Lake will temporarily close the dam service road for embankment maintenance April 24 through 27. The Overlook Park Road will be open for public enjoyment, but the dam service road is expected to be closed for four days to allow a contractor to stage equipment and perform maintenance.

  • Belton and Stillhouse Hollow Lakes low levels impact recreation and safety

    Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Offices at Belton and Stillhouse Hollow Lakes are currently experiencing lower than normal lake levels. Due to these conditions, swim beaches and various boat ramps may be closed throughout the summer season. Current lake levels are low enough that all designated swim beaches at Belton and Stillhouse Hollow Lakes are out of the water and will remain closed until further notice. The public is still allowed to swim in the lakes, but we urge you to exercise extreme caution and be on the lookout for submerged hazards. As always, please wear a life jacket when in, on or near the water.

  • Bardwell Lake's High View Marina Closed

    Officials with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today announced the closure of High View Marina at Bardwell Lake, effective April 4, 2023.

  • Construction schedule update at Canyon Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Canyon Lake has rescheduled gate replacement work that was planned for this year. The gates are functioning as designed and priority in sequence of repairs has changed.  Work on the control tower service bridge will precede gate replacement work.  As a result of this change, USACE does not anticipate disruptions to river flow releases that would have resulted from the gate replacement work. USACE intends to change over low flow releases to the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority later this week.

  • Construction of Outlet Works/Stilling Basin at Lake O’ the Pines causes closure

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials with the Fort Worth District, announced today, from March 13 through 17, the Stilling Basin (Outlet Area) at Lake O' the Pines will be closed to the public, for rip-rap placement and bank stabilization work.

  • Day Use fees to resume at North Shore Park, Wright Patman Lake

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials with the Fort Worth District, announced today, beginning April 1, Day Use Fees will resume at North Shore Park at Wright Patman Lake.