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11 Apr 2024
FREE boating safety courses to be offered at Mississippi River Project Office
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is offering free boating safety education classes at the Mississippi River Project Office near Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, during the month of April. Classes, which are open to anyone 11 or older, will be offered April 13, 20, and 27 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
18 Mar 2024
First Mississippi River towboat kicks off 2024 navigation season
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, locked the Motor Vessel Joseph Patrick Eckstein with 12 barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, March 17, en route to St. Paul, Minnesota.
12 Mar 2024
Project Update | St. Johns Outlet Scour Repair
Our Project Managers and their Project Delivery Teams (PDT) are “Killing It”, until they’re not, and “Not” is just about non-existent around here. Results keep coming in hot! One project coming in Hot is Senior Project Manager Zach Cook’s St. Johns Outlet Scour Repairs project, near New Madrid, Missouri. It is placing stone to protect the outlet control structure and bayou from erosion and scouring due to the interior drainage and Mississippi River backwater effects.
12 Mar 2024
Project Update | St. Johns Outlet Scour Repair
The Memphis District's St. John's Outlet Scour Repairs project, near New Madrid, Missouri, continues making progress as workers are now placing stone to protect the outlet control structure and bayou from erosion and scouring due to the interior drainage and Mississippi River backwater effects.
29 Feb 2024
Corps of Engineers to reopen four locks and dams after winter maintenance
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will reopen several locks and dams in March that were closed for winter maintenance.
27 Feb 2024
Corps of Engineers awards two $2 million contracts for Auxiliary Lock Bulkhead Slot Installation at Lock and Dam 3 and 9
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded two, $2 million contracts to Togiak Management Services LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to construct bulkhead slots on the intermediate wall and river wall upstream of the miter gates in the auxiliary lock chamber at Lock and Dam 3 located in Welch, Minnesota, and Lock and Dam 9 located in Eastman, Wisconsin.
16 Feb 2024
Public Meetings scheduled for Mississippi River study
Update: Virtual Meetings added
24 Jan 2024
Wabasha, Corps partnership in managing Mississippi River dredged sand pays dividends
The Upper Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota, is traditionally quiet during the winter as the river freezes, halting large tow boats shipping grains, fertilizer and other bulk commodities.
5 Jan 2024
Corps of Engineers reminds public of Lock and Dam 7 closure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, reminds the public that Lock and Dam 7, located near La Crescent, Minnesota, is closed for winter maintenance. The parking lot is also inaccessible to the public.
13 Dec 2023
Corps of Engineers releases 2023 Lock and Dam 10 navigation stats
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2023 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River today.