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OPERATIONS DIVISION

Serves as a technical staff office responsible for supervision and directions of operation and maintenance of multi-purpose civil works projects, environmental compliance, the DA Permits program for works in waters of the United States, emergency management associated with natural and national disasters, and mobilization readiness of the district.

44 field offices in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama
1,175 miles of commercial navigation channels (# 1 in Corps)
14 Navigation Projects, consisting of 19 Lock chambers
9 Hydropower Plants with a total generating capacity of 914 MW
10 Lakes with 4,607 miles of shoreline and 424,629 acres of land & water
35 million visitors each year to lead all Corps Districts
7 of LRN's 10 lakes rank in the top 26 among 467 lakes Corps-wide

The Operations Division Office of the Chief directs, coordinates, and manages the following organizational elements:

Management Support Branch
Navigation Branch (Locks and Maintenance and Repair Sections)
Natural Resources Management Branch
Readiness Branch
Regulatory Branch
Hydropower Branch
6 Operations Managers in Area Offices