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MEMPHIS DISTRICT

• District Boundary Includes Portions of Six States

 (TN, AR, MS, MO, KY, IL)

• 600 Miles of Navigation Channels

• Regional Channel Improvement Program 

Management

• 1000+ Miles of Federal Levees

• Designated MVD Center for Water Sustainability

• Valuable Partnerships with other Federal, State, 

and Local Governments; Multiple Levee and 

Drainage Districts, and non-Governmental 

Organizations

MVM
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WHERE WE OPERATE
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Mississippi River and Tributaries Project

Great Flood of 1927

• 27,000 Square Miles Inundated

• 700,000 People Impacted

• 500 Deaths

• Economic Damages = $1 Billion

Flood Control Act of 1928 & 

Subsequent Acts

Signed on May 15, 1928

(13 Months After the First Levee Breach)

Comprehensive Navigation &

Flood Control Project

• Levees and Floodwalls

• Floodways and Backwater Areas

• Channel Improvement and Stabilization 

Features

• Tributary Basin Improvements 

(Subsequent Acts)

$16 Billion Federal Invested : 

$2 Trillion Flood Damages Prevented

Benefit to Cost = $117 : $1

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Channel Improvement

Impacts to 

Agriculture

$840 M
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REGIONAL CHANNEL 

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER DREDGING

Dredge Hurley

• One of the four Corps owned dredges on the Lower Mississippi

• Largest inland dustpan dredge in the system

• Dredges mainstem river (contract dredges used to dredge 

ports and harbors)

• FY 12 ~ 14.7 MCY (highest)

474 Million Short Tons Shipped

$4 Billion in Revenue 

18,700 jobs

One 30 Barge Tow
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MEMPHIS DISTRICT HARBORS

10 Harbors in the Memphis District

8 General O&M

• Elvis Stahr

• Northwest Tennessee

• New Madrid City

• New Madrid County

• Caruthersville

• Osceola

• Wolf River

• Helena City

2 MR&T

• Memphis Harbor

• Helena, Philips County

Harbor Dredging Conducted by 

Contract Dredge
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ST. FRANCIS BASIN, AR AND MO

Pump Stations

• W.G. Huxtable

• DD 17

5,000 Sq Miles

1,200 miles of federal channels

430 miles of levees

Over 30 Partner Organizations 

• 24 Drainage Districts

• 3 Levee Districts

• AR Game & Fish Commission

• Dept Natural Resources MO

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Authority Includes Lands, 

Easements, and Borrow
WATER SUSTAINABILITY: BAYOU METO & GRAND 10

PRAIRIE PROJECTS
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BUILDING STRONG®

USACE MEMPHIS FY24

SMALL BUSINESS GOALS
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NAICS CODES: FY2020-FY2023
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15 BAYOU METO WABBASEKA BAYOU

CHANNEL CLEANOUT

Project description: Selective channel cleanout along 32-mile 

reach.

Anticipated solicitation: Q3 FY24

Acquisition strategy: TBD

Magnitude: $5M to $10M
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Project description: Cleanout and maintenance of 35 miles

of Little River Channels in Southeast, MO. Impacted channels 

will include Castor River and Ditch 39.

Anticipated solicitation: Q3 FY24

Acquisition strategy: TBD

Magnitude: $5M to $10M

ST FRANCIS BASIN (SFB) UPPER LITTLE RIVER 

CHANNEL CASTOR RIVER / DITCH 39
17 MRL-M GOOSE POND PUMP 

STATION RENOVATION

Project description: Evaluate pump station physical 

and operating condition and repair and renovate as required.

Anticipated solicitation: Q3 FY24

Acquisition strategy: TBD

Magnitude: $1M to $5M
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SFB-M DITCH 19 CHANNEL CLEANOUT

Project description: Cleanout of 35 miles of Ditch 19 in

Southeast MO. Project extends from the south at the

confluence with Ditch 81 near Kennett, MO, to 3 miles

south of Bernie, MO.

Anticipated solicitation: Q3 FY24

Acquisition strategy: TBD

Magnitude: $10M to $25M
19 MRL-M COTTONWOOD SLOUGH PUMP STATION 

ELECTRICAL AND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS AND 

RENOVATION

Project description: Evaluate pump station physical and

operating condition and repair and renovate as required.

Anticipated solicitation: Q2 FY24

Acquisition strategy: SDVOSB Set-aside

Magnitude: $500K to $1M
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BAYOU METO CANAL 1000 PHASE 3.2 

(ENLARGEMENT)

Project description: 2.9 miles of canal construction and

associated structures.

Anticipated solicitation: Q3 FY24

Acquisition strategy: Small Business Set-aside

Magnitude: $25M to $100M
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MRL-C WILSON, AR SLOPE FLATTENING

Project description: This item of work is 0.8 miles long,

located on the right descending bank opposite river mil

766 and consists of flattening the waterside levee slopes

to a 1 ft on 6 ft slope.

Anticipated solicitation: Q4 FY24

Acquisition strategy: 8(a) sole source

Magnitude: $1M to $5M
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• Exhaust filtration system (metals)

• Telehandler (Y&D)

• UTV’s (3)

• EEY radio tower repairs (Shops)

• 800kW String-out Generator and transfer switch

• Bat Survey

• Security cameras

FY24 SERVICES / SUPPLIES
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• Cooks/ housekeeping

• Environmental compliance/ monitors

• Endangered species documentation

• Surveyors

• Safety/ health officers

• Maintenance/ small machine shop services supporting 

maintenance

• Fuel

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