After a winter with much less precipitation and lower snowpack than usual, the St. Paul Engineer District reports that the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs are “at or below summer operating… Read More
Upper Mississippi River
The St. Paul Engineer District is closing four of its locks and dams in early December for maintenance. The closures will officially end the 2023 navigation season on the Mississippi… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking public comments on its draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Lower Pool 4 Big Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement project on the Upper… Read More
Work began September 5 to replace the Mississippi River bridge connecting Iowa Highway 9 in Lansing, Iowa, to Wisconsin Highway 82 in rural Crawford County, Wis. A new bridge is… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Wacouta Bay ecosystem restoration project on the Upper Mississippi River. Wacouta Bay is located… Read More
If you are a towboat pilot or captain who regularly transits Lock 25 at Winfield, Mo., engineers and designers at the St. Louis Engineer District want your help in helping… Read More
The Ste. Genevieve (Mo.)-Modoc Ferry, one of the oldest on the Mississippi River, resumed service on May 18 after a 14-month layup for hull repairs at JB Marine. It passed… Read More
Moonlight, Canvasback and Steamboat are the names of three new under-construction man-made islands being formed in the Riverbend area of the Mississippi River near Grafton, Ill. The names were given… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mooring cell at Locks and Dam 14 near Pleasant Valley, Iowa, on April 23. This mooring cell, part… Read More
Locks and dams reopened on the Upper Mississippi as waters dropped below flood stage following a surge due to rapid snowmelt. According to river gauge readings from the National Oceanic… Read More
