21 Jan 2025

Corps of Engineers sets date for first Lake Pepin ice surveys of the year

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 11, marking an early indicator of spring to help predict navigational conditions.

7 Feb 2023

Annual Corps of Engineers’ Lake Pepin ice measurements begin next week

ST. PAUL, Minn. – It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 15.

1 Feb 2021

Annual Lake Pepin ice measurements to begin next week

ST. PAUL, Minn. – It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 9.

1 Feb 2017

Corps of Engineers to take annual Lake Pepin ice measurements

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin taking this year’s annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 15.

23 Feb 2015

Lake Pepin ice measurements begin

With an air temperature of -5 degrees and winds at 15 miles per hour or more, St. Paul District staff from the channels and harbors section took to the ice of Lake Pepin on Feb. 18 for the first of weekly ice thickness measurements.

12 Feb 2014

Corps of Engineers to begin annual Lake Pepin ice measurements

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin taking this year's annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 26.

4 Mar 2013

Spring is near - Ice surveys begin on Lake Pepin

A few district employees from the channels and harbors section are getting the opportunity to take

19 Feb 2013

Army Corps of Engineers completes first Lake Pepin ice measurements

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently completed the first ice measurements of the year on Lake Pepin, near Red Wing, Minn. The measurements help the navigation industry determine when it might be possible to get tows upstream to St. Paul, Minn.