Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - encompasses 45,000 square miles in parts of five states, including West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina. It is responsible for 311 navigable miles along the Ohio River and 98 navigable miles on the Kanawha River and includes the Nations second largest Inland Waterway port, the Port of Huntington. In the most recent year of data available, more than 69 million tons of commodities valued at more than $17 billion passed through our locks and dams on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers amounting to more than 28,000 lockages. The locks and dams built and operated by the Corps make efficient year-round navigation transportation possible not only in the Tri-State area, but across the nation. The Huntington District employs around 1000 people. The Districts program includes the operation and maintenance of nine locks and dams on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, 35 flood damage reduction projects and dredging on the Ohio,...