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  • Register now for the Richard B. Russell Lake 36th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is hosting the 36th Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Richard B. Russell Lake.

  • Some 2026 Summer Recreation Areas Open today at J. Strom Thurmond Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is opening the following campgrounds and day use areas for the 2026 summer recreation season at J. Strom Thurmond Lake today.

  • Corps of Engineers holds Camp Butner FUDS property public meeting virtually March 19

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is holding a virtual meeting to discuss the Remedial Action (land use controls) completed for Projects 04, 05 and 11 at Camp Butner, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property located 15 miles north of Durham, North Carolina.

  • Russell Dam Overlook Road closure supports Lake Russell Hustle 5K race

    Elberton, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake Project, in coordination with the Lake Russell Hustle organizers, will close the Russel Dam Overlook Road for 24 hours beginning at 2 p.m. March 13, 2026, for the 5K race taking place March 14.

  • Corps of Engineers remains committed to safe cleanup at Buxton FUDS property

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Even as repeated winter storms continue to impact the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, remains committed to environmentally responsible practices designed to protect the surrounding coastal resources and presses ahead with the petroleum cleanup project at the former Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property.

  • 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.