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  • June

    Tommy Long, Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project resident engineer, briefs members of the Lower Mekong Initiative about the status of the project during a visit June 12, 2019 on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is constructing a new navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    International team visits Tennessee for water development initiative

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2019) – An international team from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam visited the Tennessee and Cumberland River Systems last week at the invitation of the United States in support of water development in the Lower Mekong River Basin.

  • April

    Kids participate in a practical exercise to learn about how development affects waterways and wetlands during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Bring Your Family to Work Day April 19, 2019 at Old Hickory Dam on the Cumberland River in Old Hickory, Tenn. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    District hosts ‘Bring Your Family to Work Day’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 19, 2019) – Bringing kids to work is not just for kids anymore. Employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District just included spouses and parents in what is now being dubbed “Bring Your Family to Work Day.”

  • March

    USACE photo by Mark Rankin

    Music City mayor notes fascination of Old Hickory Dam in operation

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Mar. 15, 2019) – The mayor of Music City visited Old Hickory Dam today to see the power plant, navigation lock, and water releases, and noted how fascinating it is to see it in operation.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees pose with their children at Old Hickory Dam during a tour March 30, 2018 during "Bring Your Kids to Work Day." A total of 36 kids joined their parents for a tour of the dam, lock and power plant. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Employees engineer ‘fun’ learning activities for ‘Bring Your Kids to Work Day’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 30, 2018) – Some very accomplished employees in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently engineered “fun” learning activities for “Bring Your Kids to Work Day.”

  • February

    Tony Bivens, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Middle Tennessee Area manager, leads first responders across the upper gates at Old Hickory Lock in Old Hickory, Tenn., during First Responders Day Feb. 1, 2018. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District hosts ‘First Responders Day’ at Old Hickory Dam

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Feb. 1, 2018) – What would happen if a towboat and barge were commandeered and its hijackers threatened public safety while inside a Corps of Engineers navigation lock? First responders wrestled with this potential scenario during a tabletop exercise at Old Hickory Dam today.

  • April

    John Bell, power plant trainee, leads a group of hydropower experts attending the 40th Annual Joint Hydropower Conference in Nashville Tenn., on a tour of the Old Hickory Dam powerhouse in Old Hickory, Tenn., April 19, 2017.

    Hydropower experts generate information exchange in Music City

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 21, 2017) – More than 100 hydropower experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tennessee Valley Authority, Southeastern Power Administration, and private power supply companies benefited from an exchange of information during the 40th Annual Joint Hydropower Conference April 19-20 at the Inn at Opryland.

  • August

    Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, poses with past and present members of the Nashville District Repair Fleet during a ceremony recognizing their service at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2016. He also presented them with certificates of achievement in recognition of their service to the fleet as it reorganizes into a regional light repair fleet.

    Nashville District recognizes fleet achievements ahead of reorganization

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 18, 2016) – The repair fleet in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, a mainstay of the Twin Rivers since the 1800s when crews first began opening the region’s waterways to navigation onboard canoes, flatboats and keelboats, is marking the end of an era as people and resources are reorganized into a regional light fleet Oct. 1, 2016.

  • March

    Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general in Cincinnati, makes a statement during a media availability at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., March 29, 2016. He stressed that dam safety is the Corps' priority at Old Hickory Dam that is maintained and operated by the Nashville District.

    Corps general discusses dam safety issues at Old Hickory Dam with Nashville leaders

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 29, 2016) – During a visit to Nashville and Old Hickory Dam today, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, commanding general of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division and regional Corps authority on Old Hickory Dam safety issues, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, Tennessee 5th District congressman, and members of their staffs met to discuss safety concerns local leaders have regarding the operation of a quarry adjacent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Old Hickory Dam.
  • Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general in Cincinnati, said in a commentary article March 28, 2016 that dam safety is the Corps' priority at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., in light of a proposed rock quarry operation on private property nearby the dam and a Corps recreation area. The dam is maintained and operated by the Nashville District.

    Commentary: Dam safety at Old Hickory Dam is Corps' priority

    CINCINNATI - Dam Safety is a crucial mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and in particular, the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division – the Division I currently Command. I have heard the concerns from the public about the proposed quarry on non-federal property adjacent to Old Hickory Dam. I want to assure everyone that my Corps dam safety professionals have thoroughly evaluated the quarry’s proposal to ensure that Old Hickory Dam will not be harmed. I am neither for, nor against the quarry – I am only for the safety of Old Hickory and the safety of the public affected by Old Hickory.

  • December

    (L to R) Jerry Breznican, Nashville District Emergency Management Branch chief talks with Kevin L. Jasper, acting chief, Programs and Prject Delivery Branch at the Cumberland River Operations Center at OId Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn., during Crisis Action Team training.

    Team prepares for the worst with emergency management training

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Dec. 2, 2015) – The Cumberland River Operations Center at OId Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn., recently served as a training ground for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Crisis Action Team.

  • November

    Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy is the 64th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. He manages the water resources development and navigable waterways operations for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins covering 59,000 square miles, with 42 field offices touching seven states and a work force of over 700 employees.

    Commentary: Corps of Engineers takes Old Hickory dam safety seriously

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2015) -- A limestone rock quarry has been proposed on private land adjacent to Old Hickory Lock and Dam, which is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District.

  • July

    Danny Tanner, a lock and dam equipment mechanic assigned to the Cumberland River Operations Center in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, welds the lower gate July 27, 2015 at Old Hickory Lock in Old Hickory, Tenn. The lock is empty of water until Aug. 4, 2015 while maintenance crews inspect the lock chamber and perform scheduled maintenance. The lock is located on the Cumberland River at mile 216.2.

    Maintainers work to fully repair drained Old Hickory Lock

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (July 27, 2015) – Old Hickory Lock holds 19 million gallons of water when fully operational; however, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently closed it to navigation and drained it for scheduled repairs.

  • February

    Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks to participants of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division's Regional Leadership Development Program at the Nashville District Headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 25, 2015.

    Division leadership program emphasizes ‘thinking regionally’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2015) – “Thinking regionally” and understanding organizational structures, missions and leadership perspectives is why the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s Regional Leadership Development Program sent its participants to the Nashville District in Music City this week.

  • April

    Representatives from local, state and federal agencies board a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Command and Control Vehicle during a Silver Jackets meeting at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., April 9, 2014. The group learned about the capabilities of the Army's command and control asset.

    Local, state, federal agencies continue building Tennessee Silver Jackets partnership

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (April 9, 2014) – Local, state and federal agencies met at Old Hickory Dam today to collaborate and facilitate partnerships being developed in Tennessee in the Silver Jackets program, which promotes cohesive solutions and synchronizes plans and policies.

  • March

    Stratford STEM Magnet High School ninth graders watch a six-barge tow navigate through Old Hickory Lock Feb. 27, 2014 during a field trip at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project located on the Cumberland River in Old Hickory, Tenn.

    STEM freshmen learn their lesson at Old Hickory Dam

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (March 7, 2014) – More than 20 ninth graders from Stratford STEM Magnet High School received educational lessons about water management on the Cumberland River and its tributaries, ecosystems for big rivers and small streams, hydropower operations, navigation and water safety on a field trip Feb. 27 at Old Hickory Dam.

  • February

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Arora Scott from the Lake Cumberland Resource center paints a boundarie line at the Wolf Creek Dam on Feb. 22, 2014.

    Corps rangers safeguarding lake boundaries through shoreline management

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 21, 2014) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Rangers at Old Hickory Lake and Lake Cumberland take pride in their work checking boundary markers, natural environmental protection areas and maintaining environmental wetlands around the Lake Cumberland and Old Hickory lakes.
  • Will Garner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District power house operator, explains to a group of students from Nashville General Hospital School of Radiology at Murrey Medical College how water passes through generating units using a gravity-fed system at Old Hickory Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014.

    Old Hickory hydropower sparks interest of medical students

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 6, 2014) – Seventeen students from Nashville General Hospital School of Radiology at Murrey Medical College received a hands-on review of principles in electricity when they took an in-depth tour of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Old Hickory Lock and Dam.

  • September

    Amy Redmond, natural resource specialist at Old Hickory Lake, holds up the pH sample to the pH color chart for recording the results collected at river mile 247.7 on the Cumberland River for the 2013 World Water Monitoring Challenge™ Sept. 13, 2013.

    Nashville District participates in the 2013 World Water Monitoring Challenge™

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 16. 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers at Old Hickory Lake in conjunction with National Public Lands Day got their hands wet Sept. 2-13 collecting water quality data for the 2013 World Water Monitoring Challenge™.
  • Student Conservation Association team member’s (left to right) Alison Richardson, Darrel Thompson, Erica Nicolay, and Roy Cazares prepare the evergreen fish attractors by attaching concrete weights to the tree bundles at Old Hickory Lake’s Lone Branch Recreation Area in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Aug. 27, 2013.

    Corps creates new fish habitats at Old Hickory Lake

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 3, 2013) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Old Hickory Lake and members of the Student Conservation Association made a splash Aug. 27 when they installed the remaining fish attractors made possible by Old Hickory Lake’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program.

  • May

    Park Ranger Amy Redmond shows a corn snake to a student from Hawkins Middle School during a presentation about snakes in Tennessee. There were 11 learning stations that kids rotated between on Environmental Awareness Day at Old Hickory Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District sponsors events like this to draw awareness to subjects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

    Students get ‘hands on’ environmental lessons at Old Hickory Lake

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2013) – About 150 sixth-grade students from Hawkins Middle School received “hands-on” environmental lessons today on the shoreline of Old Hickory Lake.