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SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION

MULTI-PURPOSE PROJECTS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION:

NAVIGATION

• 5,337 miles of navigable channels

• 1,268 miles of levees

• 234.4 million tons of commerce

• 49 dams

• 32 locks

• 10 major harbors

• 32 deep-draft harbors

• 121 shallow-draft harbors

RECREATION

• 31 lakes (6 of 10 most visited in the nation)

• 26 visitor centers

• 469 recreation sites

• 199 boat ramps

• 6,718 campsites

HYDROELECTRIC POWER

• 14 plants in 5 states

• 3,131 megawatts capacity

• Approximately 5,714 gigawatt-hours generated

• Approximately $192 million in sales revenue

ENVIRONMENTAL/REGULATION

• Everglades ($9.5 billion)

WATER SUPPLY/CONSERVATION/STORAGE

• 4.1 million acre-feet of storage for multi-purpose municipal and industrial use

• 36 percent of potable water for Raleigh, North Carolina

• 35 percent of potable water for Atlanta, Gorgia

• 20 percent of potable water for South Florida

FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION

• 5 percent of flood storage nationwide

• 14 dams and reservoirs

• 303 miles of federal channel

• 1,323 miles of local levees/channels

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION/MANAGEMENT

• 5 major commands

• 14 Army installations

• 13 major Air Force bases

• 32 percent Army (in the continental United States)

South Atlantic Division 60 Forsyth St. SW Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 562-5011 www.sad.usace.army.mil www.facebook.com/USACESAD twitter.com/AtlantaCorps

CHARLESTON DISTRICT 69A Hagood Ave. Charleston, SC 29403 (843) 329-8123 www.sac.usace.army.mil/ www.facebook.com/CharlestonCorps twitter.com/CharlestonCorps www.instagram.com/charlestoncorps/ www.youtube.com/user/USACESAC

JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT 701 San Marco Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32207 (904) 232-2568 www.saj.usace.army.mil www.facebook.com/JacksonvilleDistrict twitter.com/JaxStrong www.flickr.com/people/jaxstrong www.youtube.com/JaxStrong

MOBILE DISTRICT 109 Saint Joseph St. Mobile, AL 36602-3630 (251) 690-2505 www.sam.usace.army.mil www.facebook.com/USACEMOBILE twitter.com/USACEMobile www.flickr.com/photos/usacemobile/albums www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9ig7LmPjUrUAaSWWV_Mw

SAVANNAH DISTRICT 100 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Savannah, GA 31401 (912) 652-5279 www.sas.usace.army.mil/ facebook.com/SavannahCorps twitter.com/SavannahCorps flickr.com/SavannahCorps youtube.com/SavannahCorps

WILMINGTON DISTRICT 69 Darlington Ave. Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 251-4626 www.saw.usace.army.mil/ www.facebook.com/USACE.Wilmington twitter.com/USACEWilmington www.instagram.com/USACE_wilmington/ www.youtube.com/CORPSCONNECTION

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