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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

Maintained by the Norfolk District, the Dismal Swamp Canal and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal form alternative routes along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway between the Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound. These two canals are part of the greater Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway which stretches from Norfolk, Va. and Miami, Fla., and offers pleasure boaters and commercial shippers with a protected inland channel.  Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Projects

Dismal Swamp Canal
Abemarle and Chesapeake Canal

 

James River

The James River is 348 miles long and stretches across Virginia. It is formed by the confluence of the Jackson and Cowpasture rivers near Covington, Va. The watershed drains approximately 10,432 square miles starting in the Appalachian Mountains and ending at the Chesapeake Bay.  Nearly 1/3 of all Virginia residents live within the James River watershed.

Projects

Gathright Dam 
James River Navigation Program 
James River Partnership 
Dillwyn Waste Water Treatment Plant 

York River

The York River basin drains nearly 2661 sq. miles and includes the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers, which merge to create the York.

Projects

Colonial National Historic Park Shoreline Stabilization   

Chesapeake Bay Coastal Basin

The Chesapeake Bay Coastal basin includes Virginia's Eastern Shore as well as the Atlantic Ocean coastline along the southeastern portion of the state.

Projects

 AIWW Deep Creek Bridge
Craney Island Eastward Expansion Project 
Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area
Tangier Island Jetty Project
Chincoteague Inlet Navigation Program
Norfolk Harbor Navigation Project
Lynnhaven River Feasibility Study
Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project
Baltimore Harbor Navigation Project

 

Chowan River Basin

Formed from the confluence of the Nottoway and Blackwater rivers, the Chowan River begins in Virginia and ends in the Albermarle Sound in North Carolina. The watershed drains approximately 4,800 square miles in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.

Projects

  Chowan River Watershed Study

Civil Works Mission

Map of VirginiaOur civil works mission provides water resources support to the Commonwealth of Virginia, its towns, counties, and cities, as well as non-governmental organizations with environmental restoration, flood risk management, and navigation products and services. The 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.

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

Oyster Restoration

The purposes of the Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration project are to restore oyster habitat and populations to help meet the goal of restoring 20 tributaries in the Chesapeake Bay by 2025 as established in Executive Order 13508. To achieve this goal, oyster habitat must be protected and restored, and populations of oysters must increase substantially. Chesapeake Oyster Restoration Program

A link to the Electronic Survey Distribution System

 

A link to the Gathright Dam and Lake Moomaw page