3 Apr 2025

Corps of Engineers managing water runoff in Cumberland River Basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District reports that its dam projects in the Cumberland River Basin are operating as designed in the wake of heavy rains that fell overnight and this morning.

11 Sep 2024

Corps of Engineers celebrates the completion of its Drayton Dam project

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will celebrate the completion of its Drayton Dam Fish Passage Mitigation Project with a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m., Sept. 25, at the site of the dam near Drayton, North Dakota.

22 Nov 2023

Red River - Lindy C. Boggs Lock Set to Reopen Saturday, November 18, 2023

Vicksburg, Miss. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District is pleased to announce that the Lindy C. Boggs Lock, will resume locking vessels beginning on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. The lock will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

29 Mar 2023

Corps of Engineers set to reroute Wild Rice River through structure

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will reroute the Wild Rice River through the Wild Rice River Structure March 31 at or near 7:30 a.m.

28 Sep 2022

USACE Vicksburg District issues update to Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam closure schedule

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has changed the original schedule and is postponing the reopening Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam (L&D) to Red River navigation on Oct. 5.

21 Sep 2022

USACE Vicksburg District lowers pool at Thatcher Lock and Dam for routine inspections

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will lower the Thatcher Lock and Dam (L&D) pool one-foot next week to conduct a routine inspection of the poiree needle system.

9 Jun 2022

UPDATE to Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam closure schedule

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will temporarily close Lindy C. Boggs, Lock and Dam (L&D) to navigation on the Red River during two separate periods, Aug. 30–Sept. 28 to dewater the upstream gate and Oct. 14–Nov. 12 to dewater the downstream gate.

6 May 2022

USACE Vicksburg District to close Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will temporarily close Lindy C. Boggs, Lock and Dam (L&D) to navigation on the Red River during two separate periods, Aug. 15 – Sept. 15 to dewater the upper gate and Oct. 1 – 30 to dewater the lower gate. The lock will temporarily reopen on approximately Sept. 16 and remain open for 15 days to allow traffic to pass. During the dewatering’s of the upper and lower gate bays, the district will make repairs, inspect the structure, and plan for future maintenance.

19 Jan 2022

Fargo-Moorhead diversion project receives $437 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act plan

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, received $437 million to complete work on the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Flood Risk Management Project in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, Plan released today.

29 Jul 2021

Corps continues to monitor its Red River of the North reservoirs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closely monitoring water levels at its Red River of the North reservoirs. Below average precipitation and drought conditions continue to impact reservoir levels and discharges. Recent scattered precipitation in the basin has generally kept the pool elevations level.