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  • Safety is paramount in district dredging operations

    Each year the Louisville District dredges approximately a million cubic yards of silt and sediment

  • AIS data case Study: identifying AIS coverage gaps on the Ohio River in CY2018

    Abstract: This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note describes a method for evaluating the received coverage from Automatic Identification System shore sites and the availability of historic vessel position reports along the Ohio River. The network of AIS shoreside sites installed and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Coast Guard receive information transmitted from vessels; however, reception of these transmissions is generally line-of-sight between the vessel and the AIS site antenna. Reception may also be affected by factors such as the quality of the transceiver installation aboard the vessel as well as the state of the equipment at the receiving site. Understanding how to define and quantify coverage gaps along the inland river system can inform research utilizing AIS data, provide information on the performance of the AIS network, and provide guidance for efforts to address identified coverage gaps.

  • Public meeting to be held to share Lock 53 demolition blasting plan

    A public meeting is being held in Olmsted, Illinois, Tuesday, May 11, to inform the community about the blasting plan for the upcoming demolition work at Lock and Dam 53 on the Ohio River.

  • Markland Locks and Dam temporarily ceases locking due to high water

    Locking operations have been temporarily suspended at Markland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River (Ohio River Mile 531.5) due to high water.

  • Scheduled maintenance underway at McAlpine Locks and Dam

    Due to scheduled maintenance and repairs, the north (1,200 ft.) chamber at McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Louisville, Ky., will be closed from June 15 through November 13, 2020 for miter gate replacement. During this time all traffic will be passed through the south (1,200 ft.) chamber. Starting around June 20, dredging operations of the lower approach will also be conducted. This will include a total river closure during nighttime hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m from July 3 through July 7.

  • Salvage efforts to retrieve sunken barges continue at McAlpine Dam

    Salvage operations to retrieve three remaining barges are ongoing at the McAlpine Dam on the Ohio

  • $123.7 million in additional FY 19 appropriations for area’s water resource infrastructure projects

    Work Plan-funded projects: Lower Mon Project. Mahoning River Basin. Ohio River Navigation Project. East Branch Dam. New Cumberland Lock & Dam. Marshal Township, Pa. Bethelboro, Pa. Harris County, W.Va.

  • Notice to Mariners: Corps to remove seasonal buoys at Navigation Facilities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is alerting mariners that starting October 30, pillar buoys at the district’s 23 navigations facilities will be removed from the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers in advance of winter weather.

  • Low Water Levels Affect Recreation Craft at Locks

    Because of low water levels, the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will limit recreational boat lockage on the Ohio River.

  • Dewatered Navigation Lock Tour Cancelled

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announces it is postponing the Dashields Locks and Dam event scheduled for tomorrow, April 4, due to high water conditions on the Ohio River.