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  • Morrow takes command of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District

    With Mississippi Valley Division Commander and Mississippi River Commission President Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples presiding, incoming commander, Col. John L. Morrow, assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, from outgoing commander, Col. Brian D. Sawser, during a change of command ceremony at the Crosstown Concourse Theater in Memphis, Tennessee, July 11, 2025. 

  • Public invited to July 24 virtual meeting about Coos Bay's Charleston Marina

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, in partnership with the non-federal sponsor, Port of Coos Bay, invites the public to a virtual meeting focused on restoring safe, reliable navigation at the Charleston Marina North Boat Basin.

  • Corps of Engineers set to dredge Winona, Minn., boat harbor

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today, that mechanical dredging to increase overall harbor depth will begin in the Winona Small Boat Harbor, also known as Dick’s Marine, in Winona, Minnesota, July 17. Work should be completed by July 31.

  • Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Upper Pool 4 dredge cut

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environment Assessment, or EA, for a proposed routine dredge cut below Goose Bay in Upper Pool 4 in Pierce County, Wisconsin and Goodhue County, Minnesota. The dredge cut involves establishing a new location for river dredging.

  • June runoff much below average; Navigation flow support decreased slightly after System storage check

    June runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 3.3 million acre-feet, 60% of average. The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-50 Dardanelle Hinged Pool Operation

    To promote beneficial scouring of shoals in the Dardanelle Pool following recent sustained high-water flows, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, will conduct a “Hinged Pool” operation from Thursday, July 10th, 2025, through Wednesday, July 17th, 2025.

  • Corps of Engineers awards $3.1 million contract for Lock and Dam 7 outdraft modification project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The construction contract will modify the existing rock weir structure to reduce outdraft conditions at Lock and Dam 7, located near La Crescent, Minnesota.

  • Corps of Engineers announces temporary closures at Lock and Dam 7

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is temporarily closing Lock and Dam 7, in La Crescent, Minnesota, July 22, 24, 29 and 31, to replace all four main lock chamber miter gates. The lock will be closed to all commercial and recreational river traffic, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on these days.

  • MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-48 Lock 1 Operational

    Due to tailwater elevations falling below 143.0 feet at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3, the lock chamber is now operational for navigation.  All vessels are required to pass through lock. Vessels may contact Norrell Lock and Dam on Channel 16 for further information.

  • Army Corps begins Grays Harbor Inner Harbor maintenance dredging July 16

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' routine maintenance dredging in Grays Harbor, Inner Harbor, Washington, is scheduled to begin July 16, 2025.