The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions—and in some places record lows—on the Western Rivers, with draft restrictions… Read More
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The New Orleans and Vicksburg Engineer Districts have a pair of lock closures scheduled for this summer and fall that will temporarily disrupt navigation on both the Red and Ouachita… Read More
Over the last 30 days, the communities along Bayou Sorrel and the Port Allen Alternate Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) have seen an astounding amount of rainfall on… Read More
The long-awaited fall on the Lower Mississippi River is underway in Louisiana, with the New Orleans Engineer District officially deactivating its Phase II flood fight July 29 and completing the… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District closed out the month of March by ceasing operation of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in St. Charles Parish, La., about 33 river miles upriver from… Read More