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Norfolk District Civil Works mission

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Our Civil Works mission provides water resources support to the commonwealth of Virginia, its towns, counties and cities, as well as nongovernmental organizations with environmental restoration, flood-risk management, and navigation products and services. Norfolk District’s Civil Works boundaries cover over 21,000 square miles and include the Rappahannock, York, James and Chowan river basins, as well as the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay coastal basin.

 

 

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

Boats traveling south along the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal pass through the Great Bridge Locks in Chesapeake, Va.

Continuing Authorities Program

TANGIER, Va. – The Lori Robin, a Tangier Island based waterman boat sits dockside in the island’s harbor here November 3, 2014. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a breakwater that will help protect the boats and shacks in the harbor from damaging wave attack during coastal storms. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

Civil Works Review Plans

NORFOLK, Va. -- A new day dawns on the Norfolk District's Waterfield Building and Fort Norfolk near downtown Norfolk, July 28, 2017. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

Hydrographic Surveys

The survey vessel Ewell, a 61 foot catamaran outfitted with the latest multibeam SONAR technology and a crane capable of lifting 4,500 pounds, will serve as a dual-purpose vessel for the district, performing both as a survey vessel and marine debris removal vessel.

Gathright Dam and Lake Moomaw

Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless dollars and lives.

Hunting and Fishing Policy

FORT NORFOLK, Va. -- Fort Norfolk stands open for visitors June 1, 2012. The fort, which is maintained and preserved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is the last remaining of 19 harbor-front forts authorized in 1794 by President George Washington. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

Continuing Authorities Program

Storm Damage Reduction Projects

Flood-Plain Management

Section 408 Reviews

Environmental Restoration

Navigation Mission

Important numbers

Hazards to navigation hotline 

  757-672-1835
General information 
  757-201-7500
Water Resources Division 
  757-201-7112
Gathright Dam information 
  540-965-4117
Project Management 
  757-201-7649
District Planning Office 
  757-201-7006
Public Affairs 
  757-201-7606
Wetlands/permitting 
  757-201-7652

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