28 Mar 2024

Corps of Engineers completes report on Buxton Beach contamination

BUXTON, N.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed its Summary Report of site visits occurring from September 2023 through February 2024 on a section of shoreline in Buxton, N.C., at the former U.S. Navy facility.

12 Mar 2024

Corps of Engineers to Test Spillway Gates at Lake Hartwell Dam March 13

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Dam safety officials from the Savannah District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, will test the spillway gates at one hydropower dam on the Savannah River tomorrow.

8 Mar 2024

Annual Passes Now Available at Hartwell, Thurmond Lakes

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces annual passes are now available at Hartwell, and J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project Visitors Centers.

8 Feb 2024

Public Meeting Set to Address Explosive Hazards at Former Conway BGR, Project 01

CONWAY, S.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a Proposed Plan (PP) to present to the public, specifying the Corps of Engineers’ preferred alternative to address explosive hazards at the Former Conway Bombing and Gunnery Range (Conway BGR) – Project 01, located in Horry County, South Carolina.

16 Jan 2024

Some Annual Passes Unavailable at Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond Lakes

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces some annual passes are temporarily not available at Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes Project Visitors Centers.

12 Jan 2024

Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond Lakes no longer in drought level 2 operations

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes have come out of drought level 2 and are now back in drought level 1 operations due to the recent rain over the Savannah River System Basin.

8 Jan 2024

Army Corps Waives Day Use Fees at Thurmond, Hartwell Lakes for MLK Day

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 Army Corps-operated recreation areas nationwide, to include Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 15, 2024.

21 Dec 2023

Thurmond Lake Visitor Center Closure Dates

CLARKS HILL, S.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Project Visitor Center will be closed on the following dates: Dec. 23-25, 2023 Dec. 30-31, 2023 Jan. 1, 2024 Jan. 20-21, 2024 Jan. 27-28, 2024

11 Dec 2023

Don’t Throw Away Christmas Trees; Recycle Them at Hartwell, Thurmond Lakes

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section will accept real Christmas Trees for recycling as fish habitat at J. Strom Thurmond Lake from Dec. 18, 2023, through Jan. 14, 2024, and at Hartwell Dam and Lake Project from Dec. 26, 2023, through Jan. 26, 2024.

5 Dec 2023

Corps Seeks Twin Lakes Campground Park Attendant at Hartwell Lake

SAVANNAH, Ga – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Dam and Lake Project, has a campground park attendant contract position open at the Twin Lakes Campground in Pendleton, South Carolina.