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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 eight division offices nationwide.

New: Gulf Region Division's South District Volunteer Opportunities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inviting Corps employees, those of other federal agencies, and those from the private sector to consider serving our country as a civilian in GRD's South District.

Important work is being conducted to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and a variety of specialties are required.

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Civil Works Boundaries

All or part of 6 States:
AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX

  • 16 projects under construction
  • 100+ projects operated/maintained
  • 2.3 million acres public land and water
Military Boundaries

All or parts of 5 states:
AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

  • 443,700 square miles
  • 10 Army installations
  • 11 Air Force installations
Navigation

1,458 miles of channels

  • 12 deep draft ports
  • 22 shallow draft ports
  • 22 locks

614 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
  • 12 in Little Rock District
  • 50 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

  • 255 megawatts capacity
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
Division and District Offices

U.S. Army Engineer Division, Southwestern [Map]
1100 Commerce Street, Suite 831
Dallas, TX 75242-1317
(469) 487-7007

U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth [Map]
P.O. Box 17300
Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300
(817) 886-1306

U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston [Map]
P.O. Box 1229
Galveston, TX 77553-1229
(409) 766-3004
(Office Location: 2000 Fort Point Road)

U.S. Army Engineer District, Little Rock [Map]
P.O. Box 867
Little Rock, AR 72203-0867
(501) 324-5551
(Office Location: 700 West Capitol)

U.S. Army Engineer District, Tulsa [Map]
1645 South 101 East Ave
Tulsa, OK 74128-4629
(918) 669-7366

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