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  • Concrete does not last forever

    Standing in the backdrop of the aging locks and dam at Elizabeth, Pa., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District gathered with 50 guests representing navigation industry, congressional, and partnering agencies gathered to tour and talk about importance of sustaining the nation’s inland waterways.

  • Newest Corps vessel honors river innovator

    Mentor, river man, devoted family man… innovator. These are all words that are used to describe the late Thomas George, master of the St. Louis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredge Potter. During his time with Corps, George worked diligently to bring to life an innovation that will improve versatility and provide ecological benefits from routine maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River. The Corps’ District team recognized his efforts when the M/V Thomas N. George, a specialized barge that completes his vision, was christened in a ceremony July 15 on the Mississippi River at the Corps’ St. Louis Service Base.

  • Corps to christen new vessel to honor Thomas George

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District will christen its newest named vessel in honor of the late Thomas George, captain of the Corps’ Dredge Potter, in a ceremony to be attended by his family, his peers and Corps teammates at the St. Louis Service Base July 15.

  • Corps reopens Minneapolis locks to ALL traffic

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently reopened its three Minneapolis locks to commercial traffic and recreation boaters as flows dropped below 40,000 cubic feet per second, or cfs, and 30,000 cfs.

  • Missouri River Basin runoff remains above normal; Corps announces increase in navigation service level

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division reports runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa for the month of June was 8.3 million acre feet, 153 percent of normal.

  • Corps awards contract for dredging of Burns Harbor

    The Chicago District awarded a $1.69 million contract June 30, 2014, to Luedtke Engineering Company for maintenance dredging of Burns Harbor in Portage, Ind. Work is expected to begin summer 2014.

  • Comment period extended for proposed dredging of Guilford Harbor Federal Navigation Project

    CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has amended the public

  • Congress authorizes eight Jacksonville District projects

    Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District projects that will provide critical infrastructure to local ports and ecosystem restoration efforts in Florida received approval as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, which was signed by President Barack Obama June 10.

  • Corps warns boaters as buoy shift during high water

    The US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District is notifying boaters that the warning buoys

  • NR-14-019: Old Hickory Lock navigation info provided for Independence Day

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 27, 2014) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is reminding all boaters that the operating hours at Old Hickory Lock on Independence Day is from 6 a.m. July 4 till 2 a.m. July 5.