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Upper Mississippi River

Coast Guard Commissions New Station In St. Louis Sector Upper Miss commander Richard Scott speaks during ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sydney Phoenix)

Coast Guard Commissions New Station In St. Louis

August 6, 2021

The Coast Guard formally commissioned a new station August 3 in St. Louis at Upper Mississippi River Mile 176. Presiding over the ceremony was Capt. Richard Scott, Sector Upper… Read More

Luhr Bros. Awarded $7.2 Million Contract For Habitat Restoration  Piasa Island project location map.

Luhr Bros. Awarded $7.2 Million Contract For Habitat Restoration 

August 3, 2021

The St. Louis Engineer District recently awarded a $7.2 million contract to Luhr Brothers Inc. of Columbia, Ill., to construct a Mississippi River habitat restoration project. The project is… Read More

Corps Awards $14.7 Million Contract To Build Islands In Pool 2

July 10, 2021

The St. Paul Engineer District, in partnership with Minnesota’s Ramsey County, awarded a $14.7 million contract June 25 to LS Marine Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., to restore… Read More

Corps Proposes Fish Passage For Lock And Dam 22 Plan for fish passage at Upper Mississippi Lock and Dam 22.

Corps Proposes Fish Passage For Lock And Dam 22

July 9, 2021

The Rock Island Engineer District recently released the draft Project Implementation Report with Integrated Supplemental Environmental Assessment for a Fish Passage Improvement Project at Lock and Dam 22 near… Read More

Corps Awards UMR Habitat Restoration Contract

June 7, 2021

The St. Paul Engineer District recently awarded a $2.4 million contract to Water Works Dock & Boat Lifts Inc. of Stoddard, Wis., to repair a Mississippi River habitat restoration… Read More

St. Paul District Signs Sturgeon Island Partnership Agreement

March 8, 2021

The St. Paul Engineer District and the Prairie Island Indian Community signed a project partnership agreement February 25 for an environmental improvement project on the Mississippi River. The project… Read More

Mississippi River Locks 27 Main Chamber Reopens

February 22, 2021

The main chamber at Mississippi River Chain of Rocks Locks (Locks 27, near Granite City, Ill.) reopened Friday, February 19, after closing down February 1 for maintenance and… Read More

Rehab Work Proceeding At Lock And Dam 4 Lock and Dam 4 in Alma, Wis., is dewatered in order to conduct maintenance. Major winter maintenance like this occurs about every 20 years and includes concrete repairs, sandblasting and repainting the miter gates and updating the bubbler system used to prevent ice buildup within the lock chamber. Due to the use of heavy equipment and safety requirements, the parking lot and pedestrian bridge are closed during the repairs. The $3.5 million maintenance project is scheduled to be completed mid-March, ahead of the 2021 navigation season. (Photo courtesy of St. Paul Engineer District)

Rehab Work Proceeding At Lock And Dam 4

February 5, 2021

Lock and Dam 4 on the Upper Mississippi River in Alma, Wis., saw on average about 6,000 loaded barges per year pass through over the past five years, with… Read More

Low Water Leads To Groundings On Upper, Lower Miss

January 29, 2021

At least seven vessels have grounded in the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tenn., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., since January 22 after a period of extreme low water. “I… Read More

Study Of Acoustic Asian Carp Deterrent Begins At Upper Mississippi River Lock 19

January 18, 2021

Scientists, engineers and contractors were scheduled to begin installing a temporary, experimental underwater Acoustic Deterrent System, or uADS, at Mississippi River Lock and Dam 19 between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Ill.,… Read More

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