• February

    Parksville Day Use Area Temporarily Closed

    Parksville, SC. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Project has temporarily closed Parksville Day Use Area due to a public safety concern resulting from a large sink hole in the entrance road. Currently, there isn’t an estimated reopening date. Guests are asked to please refrain from entering the park at this time.
  • December

    Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond Lakes no longer in drought operations

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes are no longer in drought operations due to the recent rain events over the Savannah River System Basin.
  • Recreation Facility and Special Event Permit Fee Increases at Thurmond and Hartwell Lakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces fee increases for camping and shelter reservations as well as special event permits at the J. Strom Thurmond and Hartwell Lake Projects effective Jan. 1, 2023. Fee updates are a result of the Fiscal Year 2022 User Fee Comparability Study. The study was completed at both projects, performing a comparison of facilities, amenities, and fee structures with local, state, county, and private campgrounds and parks. Existing campground, shelter reservations and special event applications will be honored at the rate when originally submitted.
  • Corps’ Hartwell Lake Office accepts Christmas trees for recycling

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office is accepting natural, not artificial, Christmas trees for recycling beginning Dec. 26, 2022.  
  • Christmas Tree Recycling Drop-off at Thurmond Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project will accept real Christmas Trees for recycling as fish habitat, December 19, 2022, through January 15, 2023.
  • Tybee ship wave study completed

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – After four months of data collection, the Engineer Research and Development Center completed the study for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, gathering enough facts to provide Tybee Island, Ga., beachgoers with six options to avoid harm from waves the large container ships produce when traveling to and from the port.
  • Project earns Savannah District Military Construction Team Top-Level Award

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Military Construction team took home the Gold for the American Concrete Pavement Association’s Military Airports award category during a ceremony in Nashville, Tn., Dec. 1, 2022, for the Pope Army Airfield runway reconstruction project that was completed within 120 days at Fort Bragg, N.C.
  • November

    Closure Dates Extended at J. Strom Thurmond West Dam Day Use Area

    APPLING, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Project is extending the closure dates at West Dam Day Use Area for repaving through Jan. 1, 2023.
  • Boundary Line Maintenance at J. Strom Thurmond Project

    AUGUSTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District has contracted R&D Maintenance Services to inspect and re-paint bands around each boundary tree, beginning later this week, for approximately 50 miles of the existing boundary line at J. Strom Thurmond Project.
  • U.S. Army Corps Hosts Youth Waterfowl Hunts at Richard B. Russell Lake

    CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is organizing youth waterfowl hunts at the Richard B. Russell Project to take place during the months of December and January for youth participants ages 9-16.
  • October

    J. Strom Thurmond West Dam Day Use Area Temporarily Closed

    APPLING, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Project is temporarily closing West Dam Day Use Area for repaving Nov. 7-28, 2022.
  • September

    National Public Lands Day: Cleanup Volunteers needed at Savannah River Lakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is set to celebrate National Public Lands Day at Hartwell, Richard B. Russell, and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, and need volunteers to help cleanup.
  • August

    Upper Savannah reservoirs enter Drought Level 1

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The three reservoirs on the Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared the first drought level Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in response to the pool elevation at J. Strom Thurmond Lake dipping below 326.0 feet above mean sea level (ft-msl).
  • Seasonal Closures at J. Strom Thurmond Lake Recreation Area

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Certain recreation sites operated by the US Army Corp of Engineers at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake will close or partially close for the season between Sept. 6 and Oct. 2.
  • Corps of Engineers to host youth dove hunts at Richard B. Russell Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, will conduct two youth dove hunts at the Richard B. Russell Project Office on Saturday, Sept. 17 and 24, 2022.
  • Thurmond Lake officials seek volunteers for National Public Lands Day 2022

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, seeks individual and group volunteers for the annual J. Strom Thurmond Lake cleanup campaign on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24, 2022.
  • Thurmond Lake officials seek volunteers for National Public Lands Day 2022

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, seeks individual and group volunteers for the annual J. Strom Thurmond Lake cleanup campaign on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24, 2022.
  • Russell Lake seeks volunteers for National Public Lands Day Cleanup

    Savannah, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is seeking volunteers to help clean up around Richard B. Russell Lake in recognition of National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.
  • July

    J. Strom Thurmond Project Master Plan Update Finalized

    AUGUSTA, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, closed the public comment session at noon, Jan. 20, 2022, for the proposed new master plan for the operation of the J. Strom Thurmond Project and now has an updated guidance plan for recreational, environmental, land and wildlife management.
  • 2022 Bussey Point Deer Hunts

    Augusta, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, J. Strom Thurmond Project, primitive deer hunt dates are set for the 2022 hunting season.