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Dubuque, Corps Sign Waterfront Agreement

January 7, 2019

The City of Dubuque, Iowa, announced December 20 that it had signed an agreement with the Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division for assistance in the preparation of a comprehensive… Read More

Missouri River Releases Remain Above Average

November 23, 2018

Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River Mainstem System projects, including Gavins Point Dam, will continue through November, the Corps of Engineers reported November 5. “Gavins Point releases will remain near… Read More

Heavy Rains Temporarily Impact Corps’ Missouri River Release Plans

October 12, 2018

The Corps of Engineers temporarily reduced reservoir releases into the Missouri River in response to heavy rains and runoff in Kansas and Missouri, the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division… Read More

Missouri River Nav Season To Be Extended 10 Days

September 7, 2018

Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River mainstem system dams will continue through the fall, and the navigation season on the river will be extended by 10 days in December, the… Read More

Above-Average Releases To Continue On Missouri River

August 17, 2018

In its monthly report of Missouri River reservoir conditions, the Corps of Engineers said August 7 that higher-than-average releases are planned from all Missouri River projects through November. “Due to… Read More

The ‘Great Flood Of 1993’ Crested 25 Years Ago This Week Left: Note the person circled in red standing at the St. Louis floodwall taken from the top of the Mill Creek Pumping Station, near the intersection of Chouteau Ave. and Wharf Street/Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. looking upstream. (Photo courtesy of St. Louis Engineer District)

Left: Note the person circled in red standing at the St. Louis floodwall taken from the top of the Mill Creek Pumping Station, near the intersection of Chouteau Ave. and Wharf Street/Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. looking upstream. (Photo courtesy of St. Louis Engineer District)

The ‘Great Flood Of 1993’ Crested 25 Years Ago This Week

July 27, 2018

Twenty-five years ago this week, the Mississippi River reached its highest point in recorded history on the St. Louis gage. With the river only a few feet below the top… Read More

Mississippi River Mayors Sound Tariff Alarm

July 13, 2018

Mayors of Mississippi River cities are warning that China’s tariffs on U.S. farm products, especially soybeans, made in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on a range of Chinese products,… Read More

Rock Island Engineer District Gets Two New Survey Vessels

The SV Dubuque under way in the Mississippi River near the Rock Island District headquarters on the morning of June 12. The new hydrographic survey vessel is beginning its life on the river by performing condition surveys in Pools 15, 14 and 13. Rock Island II is a temporary name during the manufacturing process. Corps Headquarters approved Dubuque as the vessel’s permanent name following its arrival at the district.

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