The ongoing drought in the Upper Midwest has triggered water conservation measures, the Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Water management team announced July 8. Very dry conditions resulted in… Read More
Missouri River
The Old Boat Column this week finds us looking back in time 145 years and exploring up the capricious and cursed Missouri River. Prominent in the image is the… Read More
The Corps of Engineers reported June 3 that below-average precipitation and dry soil conditions continue to persist in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, and said… Read More
The Corps of Engineers reported June 3 that below-average precipitation and dry soil conditions continue to persist in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, and said… Read More
By Mike Steenhoek NEW Cooperative Inc. hosted a ribbon-cutting June 2 for the Port of Blencoe, a newly constructed barge loading and unloading terminal at its site… Read More
Very dry conditions in April resulted in much lower runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin and could lead to navigation restrictions in the second half of the… Read More
(Note: an earlier version of this story had the incorrect species that was removed from the Endangered Species List earlier this year. It is corrected in the version below.)… Read More
Members of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) toured the Missouri River along with leaders of the Corps of Engineers from March 29–April 1. The purpose of the tour… Read More
Because farmer Roger Ideker and two other plaintiffs are awaiting an appeal of their judgement against the Corps of Engineers, a new lawsuit against the Corps for the effects… Read More
The Kansas City Engineer District has renewed permits for six commercial dredging companies currently authorized to extract sand and gravel from the Missouri River. Their existing permits, which expire… Read More
