15 Nov 2021

Corps continues winter drawdown at its Headwaters reservoirs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues to lower water elevations within its six Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs in anticipation of winter conditions.

17 Sep 2021

Corps announces temporary closure at Big Sandy Lake boat ramp

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will temporarily close the south boat landing at Big Sandy Lake, near McGregor, Minnesota, to reconstruct the ramp, beginning Sept. 20. The ramp will be closed for about two weeks.

23 Aug 2021

Corps continues to monitor its Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues to monitor water levels at its Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs. The water levels in the reservoirs, except for Pokegama Lake, are below the summer target level, which is the level maintained for water supply, environmental and recreational benefits. All reservoirs are releasing the minimum flow. The Corps urges boaters to go slow and use caution in lower-than-normal lakes levels.

10 Feb 2021

Corps of Engineers set to begin repairs at Big Sandy Lake Dam

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin rehabilitation of its Big Sandy Lake Dam, near McGregor, Minnesota, this week.

6 Feb 2020

Corps signs cost share agreement with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for Big Sandy Lake study

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, signed a cost share agreement with the Minnesota Department of Resources last week, to study the Big Sandy Lake watershed and the impacts on the aquatic community from the operation of Big Sandy Lake Dam, near McGregor, Minnesota.

21 Oct 2019

Big Sandy Lake dam rehabilitation meeting scheduled

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in partnership with the Sandy Lake Association, will host an informational meeting Sat., Nov. 2, following the association’s monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m., at the Big Sandy Lodge and Resort, 20534 487th Street, McGregor, Minnesota.

25 Apr 2019

Corps of Engineers continues water management efforts to reduce flooding

ST. PAUL, Minn. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues managing its reservoirs to reduce flood threats to communities in the Upper Midwest.

6 Oct 2017

New well dig prompts archaeological survey at Sandy Lake

With respect and preservation in mind, archaeology experts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, conducted an excavation at the site of a recently-defunct well at the Corps’ Sandy Lake Recreation Area Sept. 27.

28 Jun 2012

Corps of Engineers updates reservoir forecasts: Big Sandy Lake cresting, Pokegama still rising

St. Paul District, updated the forecasts for Big Sandy Lake, near McGregor, Minn., and Pokegama Lake, near Grand Rapids, Minn., June 28.

26 Jun 2012

Corps of Engineers’ update forecast for Big Sandy Lake and Pokegama

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, updated the forecast for reservoirs in northern Minnesota including Big Sandy Lake, near McGregor Minn.