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  • Corps of Engineers announces 2026 turkey hunting dates at Bussey Point CMU

    Clarks Hill, S.C. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is pleased to announce that the Bussey Point Corps Management Unit (CMU) at J. Strom Thurmond Project will be open for spring turkey hunting this season, the first hunts held in the area since 2019.

  • Upper Savannah River Reservoirs Enter Drought Level 2

    The three reservoirs on the upper Savannah River Basin operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, declared the second flow reduction in less than two months in response to the pool elevation at Lake Thurmond dipping below Drought Trigger Level 2, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2026.

  • Thurmond Lake accepting real Christmas trees soon for recycling program

    CLARKS HILL, S.C. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is inviting the public to recycle natural Christmas trees for use in fisheries habitat enhancement at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. The annual recycling program will run from Dec. 20, 2025, through Jan. 18, 2026.

  • Upper Savannah River Reservoirs Enter Drought Trigger Level 1

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – In response to the pool elevation at Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes dropping, the three reservoirs on the Upper Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, have triggered the first drought trigger level Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, and transitioned to drought releases at Thurmond over the weekend.

  • Recycle real Christmas trees at Hartwell Lake for fish habitat

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section at the Hartwell Dam and Lake will accept real Christmas trees for recycling as fish habitat again this season, beginning Dec. 26, 2025, through Jan. 26, 2026.

  • Boundary Line Maintenance Ongoing at J. Strom Thurmond Project

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Workers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District at J. Strom Thurmond Project began inspecting and re-painting approximately 85 miles of the existing boundary line mid-October 2025.

  • Corps re-opens second campground at Thurmond Lake since Hurricane Helene hit

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is opening its second campground since Hurricane Helene caused damage to all parks at J. Strom Thurmond Lake in September 2024.

  • Buxton FUDS property receives end-of-year funding – mission continues

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District has received additional funding for the Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Sites property located within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in Dare County North Carolina.

  • Hawe Creek, Modoc Campground Reservations open for 2026 Season

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has reopened reservations for Hawe Creek and Modoc Campgrounds at J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake for the 2026 season, which is March 27, 2026, through Sept. 13, 2026.

  • Thurmond Lake Hurricane Helene Debris Removal Operations Complete

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed its Hurricane Helene debris removal operations, collectively removing 242,645.5 cubic yards of downed timber and debris from J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake recreation areas.