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  • Five year update: Corps’ partnership with Port of Bay City to invest in infrastructure and find solutions to shoaling issues pays off

    MATAGORDA COUNTY, Texas (Aug. 19, 2014) – Five years ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Port of Bay City partnered on the study and new construction of an east jetty at the Mouth of the Colorado River to stabilize the shallow draft navigation channel and reduce maintenance dredging requirements. Today, that infrastructure plays an integral part in saving taxpayers approximately $200,000 annually in dredging costs and keeps a segment of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway open for navigation.

  • Missouri River Basin runoff remains above normal

    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 July was 4.3 million acre feet (MAF), 133 percent of normal.

  • NR 14-023: Corps to allow public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 8, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announced today that it is offering public access to Cheatham Navigation Lock beginning Aug. 11, 2014. The lock will be accessible to visitors seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Sept. 30, 2014.

  • Corps of Engineers completes emergency Mississippi River dredging

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, completed emergency dredging operations in the Mississippi River yesterday, Aug. 7.

  • Corps to open upper Allegheny River locks for special events

    The US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District will open the upper four locks on the Allegheny

  • 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.