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  • Check for payment of appropriate fees should be made payable to: USACE FAO
  • Please write your permit number in check memo line

Shoreline Management Program at Kerr Reservoir

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Shoreline Program FAQs

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Expand List item 37315Collapse List item 37315  How do I know where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boundary line is? 

The boundary line at John H. Kerr Reservoir has been established and marked by the Corps of Engineers in accordance with standard survey techniques. The boundary line is marked utilizing a series of orange painted hacks and blazes on line and witness trees (see Exhibit K in Shoreline Management Plan). The boundary line is painted at the 320 ft. above mean sea level (msl). 

Expand List item 37313Collapse List item 37313  When should I call my shoreline ranger after purchasing property adjacent to Kerr Reservoir?

Contact your designated shoreline ranger within 14 days of closing on a property adjacent to Kerr Reservoir.

General Information

A shoreline use permit/license is required for all-private activities and facilities on public lands and waters owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at John H. Kerr Reservoir. These activities and facilities include, but are not limited to, vegetation modification, erosion control, and the placement of floating and land-base facilities. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have legal deeded access.


Shoreline Rangers work in the field and are often not in the John H. Kerr Reservoir Visitor Assistance Center. To inquire about a permit and/or meet with your designated shoreline ranger call 434.738.6143 to schedule a meeting. When calling to schedule an appointment please have your permit number and/or physical address. Applicants should allow up to three weeks to schedule appointments. No appointments are made on weekends or Federal Holidays.