Welcome to the
Vicksburg District Colonel Michael C. Wehr, District Engineer/Commander
The Vicksburg District, one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' largest
civil works districts in both size and activities.
The 68,000-square-mile Vicksburg District encompasses
seven major river basins, including 278 miles of the Mississippi
River's main stem, in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The
district is also responsible for about 800 miles of commercially
navigable streams and rivers including the Ouachita-Black system,
the Pearl, the Red, and the Yazoo rivers.
In recent years, the district's workload has averaged
well over $200 million annually for projects including navigation,
flood control, environmental restoration, work for others agencies,
and others.
To handle the large workload and geographic area, the district,
headquartered in Vicksburg, Mississippi, maintains two area
offices- Vidalia, Louisiana, and Greenwood, Mississippi, and
two field offices at Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana. Each
of these offices supervises construction and other activities
in its area.
The Vicksburg District's contributions to the Mid South
have been tremendous, including providing a comprehensive
flood control and navigation systems on the Mississippi
River, building and maintaining major navigation systems
on the Red, Ouachita and Pearl rivers, and a recreation
program that hosts 30 million visitors annually and returns
$1 billion in economic benefits to local communities.
As a good neighbor, Vicksburg District leads the community
in giving and workplace volunteerism. The District not
only exceeds its Combined Federal Campaign and United
Way goals, but provides many of the communities volunteer
leadership and workers committed to improving their
communities.
We invite you to continue to learn about the important
products and services we provide for you, and the ways
they affect you every day.
Also, we want you to learn more about the Vicksburg District ....your Engineer of Choice for the 21st Century!
The Vicksburg District, one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' largest
civil works districts in both size and activities. 
comprehensive
flood control and navigation systems on the Mississippi
River, building and maintaining major navigation systems
on the Red, Ouachita and Pearl rivers, and a recreation
program that hosts 30 million visitors annually and returns
$1 billion in economic benefits to local communities.