The wars over the four dams on the lower Snake River, just before it joins the Columbia River — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite — are… Read More
Locks and Dams
Arkansas Waterways Commission Director Cassandra Caldwell, Little Rock Engineer District Commander Col. Damon Knarr and others gathered on June 10 at Murray Lock & Dam 7 to sign a cost-share… Read More
The Federal Register reported May 10 that a preliminary permit has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a hydropower project proposed by Dashields Hydropower Corporation for installation… Read More
A crowd of just under a hundred people attended the May 18 groundbreaking of an expanded 1,200-foot chamber at Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi River at Winfield, Mo.,… 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
In celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 90th anniversary in 2023, TVA is offering a chance for the public to tour several of its dams. The tours will allow the… Read More
A new, expanded riverside lock chamber at Charleroi, Pa., on the Monongahela River will begin filling with water sometime the week of May 22. “That will be a big milestone… Read More
One of the more intriguing presentations at the Inland Waterways Users board meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 13 concerned remote lock operations. “Proven technology already exists,” said David Frantz, inland… Read More
While the design team continues working on plans at Brandon Road Lock and Dam for a multi-layer system to prevent the spread of invasive Asian carp into the Great Lakes,… Read More
Justin Murphree, operations project manager for the Mobile Engineer District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, hosted a conference call April 5 with waterway stakeholders to outline a pair of lock closures planned for… Read More
