Civil Works Boundaries
All or part of 6 States:
16 projects under construction
100+ projects operated/maintained
2.3 million acres public land and water
Military Boundaries
All or parts of 5 states:
443,700 square miles
10 Army installations
11 Air Force installations
Navigation
1,500 miles of channels
15 deep draft ports
13 shallow draft ports
22 locks
853 million tons of commerce 2 major waterways:
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Brownsville to TX-LA line)
Flood Damage Reduction
90 flood damage reduction lakes/reservoirs
25 in Fort Worth District
3 in Galveston District
25 in Little Rock District
37 in Tulsa District
33.22 million acre-feet of flood storage at Corps lakes
760 miles of local flood protection projects (floodwalls, levees)
1.3 billion average annual cumulative flood damages prevented
Recreation
11,400 miles of lake shoreline with
1,172 recreation sites
1,174 boat ramps
28,112 campsites
82.3 million visits annually
Hydroelectric Power
18 plants
1,726 megawatts capacity
87% of hydropower capacity in region
4,885 gwh generated
$100.2 million in revenue from sales
8 non-Federal plants at Corps dams
Water Supply
7.7 million acre-feet of storage for municipal,
industrial and agricultural use
36% of potable water for Texas
35% of potable water for Oklahoma
20% of potable water for Kansas
Support
for State Water Planning
Division and District Offices
U.S. Army Engineer Division, Southwestern [Map ]
U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth [Map ]
U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston [Map ]
U.S. Army Engineer District, Little Rock [Map ]
U.S. Army Engineer District, Tulsa [Map ]
Southwestern Division is a regional team of professionals dedicated to providing engineering excellence with integrity and credibility to our communities, our military and our Nation. We are a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and one of nine division offices nationwide.
