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  • December

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    Upper Mississippi River System Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)

    Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) is a long-term program of ecosystem restoration and navigation improvements for the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). NESP will improve system capacity and reduce commercial traffic delays through construction of seven new 1,200-foot locks, mooring cells, and switchboat implementation.

  • March

    New "mule" on for the tow rail at Lock and Dam 6

    Lock and dam tow rail systems get upgrades

    The St. Paul District is investing more than $18 million in the tow rail system, vital pieces of equipment which assists tows locking through lock and dams when traveling upriver.

  • May

    A group of students and teachers from Martin Luther King, Maplewood, Hillsboro, and Nashville School of the Arts High schools and four college students from Tennessee State University during their visit May 4. A team of engineering professionals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcomed the group for a Corps career overview and tour of the Old Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn.

    STEM students learn about engineering on dam tour

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (May 18, 2017) – A team of engineering professionals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently welcomed area high school and college students for a Corps career overview and tour of the Old Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn.

  • January

    Westrick Park at The Dalles Dam has become a prime roosting habitat for bald eagles in recent years.

    Dalles Lock and Dam welcomes raptor (and human) visitors during Eagle Watch 2013

    Nestled between Oregon and Washington is the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, home to year-round resident bald eagles and temporary host to hundreds more eagles that winter there. As northern rivers and lakes freeze over and animals go into hibernation, food sources become scarce and the eagles migrate to the Gorge.

  • August

    ELIZABETH, Pa. — Conrad Weiser, Environmental and Cultural Resources, Col. William Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District Commander, Andrew Masich, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Chairman, and Brush Kish stand beneath the historical marker at the Elizabeth Locks. A historical marker recognizing the Monongahela River Navigation System as one of the nation's most historically successful river systems was dedicated June 18 at Locks and Dam 3, Monongahela River.

    Historical commission recognizes Mon River navigation

    A historical marker recognizing the Monongahela River Navigation System as one of the nation's most historically successful river systems was dedicated the Monongahela River at Locks and Dam 3.

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A low head dam is a human-made structure, built in a river or stream. When water is high, these dams are often tough to spot. When water is low, they pose extreme danger even to the strongest swimmers. Avoid the drowning machine! #LowHeadDamAwareness #PowerOfWater #DamSafety https://t.co/v2Hw6pff8d
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