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  • Mississippi River Commission low-water inspection trip

    The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River August 15-22, 2014. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI in selected towns along the river so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues.

  • Kem appointed to Mississippi River Commission

    Brigadier General John S. Kem has been appointed by President Obama to serve on the Mississippi River Commission. Brig. Gen. Kem serves as the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, a position he has held since July 2013.

  • Moore selected as new MVD chief of Real Estate Division and lead for Upper Mississippi District Support Team

    Mark Moore was selected as the Mississippi Valley Division’s (MVD) Regional Chief of Real Estate and Lead for the District Support Team (Upper Mississippi) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His job duties include serving as the regional expert for Real Estate issues, and he is responsible for managing civil works projects for MVD’s three northern districts; St. Louis, Rock Island, and St. Paul.

  • Regional Levee Safety Manager retires with 31 years of federal service

    The man responsible for the safety of federally managed levees running the entire length of the Mississippi River, Pete Montalbano, retired recently from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division.

  • Mississippi Valley Division Awards Day

    The Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, held its annual awards ceremony June 13, 2013.

  • Whiplash weather patterns testing Mississippi Valley Division’s flexibility, responsiveness

    Major General John Peabody, Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division and President of the Mississippi River Commission, describes water as “the perfect engine of destruction. If it finds a weak spot in your defenses, it will attack that weakness relentlessly.”

  • Scientific Panel Finds River Diversions for Restoring Louisiana Wetlands Will Require Sediments, Scientific Guidance

    An independent technical panel reported March 11, 2013, in a newly concluded study, that existing Mississippi River freshwater diversions have not slowed the ongoing loss of Louisiana’s wetlands and that restoration of Louisiana wetlands may only be possible through significant inputs of sediment via large scale sediment diversions. The panel was organized by NOAA and the Louisiana Coastal Area Science and Technology Office in 2011.

  • 2011 Mississippi River Flood Report now available

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, has just released two 2011 post flood evaluation documents: The Mississippi River & Tributaries 2011 Post Flood Report and Room for the River.

  • Recent rainfall provides improved outlook for Mississippi River navigation

    Recent weather events across the Mississippi Valley will ensure continuing navigation on the Mississippi River through mid-February, even if no additional rain falls between now and Feb. 15.

  • Dredges move mountains of sand, keep navigation channel open

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deployed as many as 25 dredges during the past nine months to maintain the Mississippi River’s navigation channel and re-open sand-choked harbors between St. Louis and the Gulf of Mexico in response to one of our nation’s most severe droughts.