On February 4, the St. Paul Engineer District released its draft Environmental Assessment for its proposed dredged material management plan (DMMP) in Pool 6, a 14.4-mile stretch of the Upper… Read More
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The first Lake Pepin ice measurements of the season on February 12 in the Upper Mississippi River showed lower ice thickness, following what scientists say has been the warmest January… Read More
“We have never in our record had these sustained high flows over the month of January,” said Dan Fasching, St. Paul District water manager for the Upper Mississippi River. Fasching’s… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District recently awarded a $3.2 million contract to Kaiyuh Services LLC, Fort McCoy, Wis., to install new miter gate anchorages at Upper Mississippi River Lock and… Read More
By Patrick Loch The St. Paul Engineer District was selected as the winner of the 2018 Chief of Engineers Safety Award of Excellence-District Category, the district announced recently. Selected among… Read More
A second funds transfer to the Rock Island Engineer District from the St. Paul Engineer District will help keep dredges working through the end of September. Tom Heinold, chief of… Read More
In addition to the command change at the Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division July 12, a number of Corps of Engineers districts and Coast Guard units along the… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District announced June 18 that it will build seven islands in the middle of Pig’s Eye Lake with dredged materials. Pig’s Eye Lake is located east… Read More
Because this year’s floods have brought millions of extra tons of silt to the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District has begun dredging operations earlier than usual. It… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District will limit public access to Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 in Trempealeau, Wis., and Lock and Dam 7 in La Crescent, Minn., this… Read More
