Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...
With all but two locks closed along the Upper Mississippi River, local barge traffic has come to a complete halt, said spokesman Allen Marshall, with the Rock Island District of the Army Corps of ...
In a matter of weeks, boaters looking to travel on part of the Upper Mississippi River will be meeting roadblocks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says three locks and dams will be closed for winter ...
ST PAUL, Minn. — Here's another sign it's that time of year, when we batten down the hatches for months and months of the big chill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced ...
In another sign of winter, the last Mississippi River barge departed St. Paul last weekend. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul district, the M.V. Ashley Danielson and its barge ...
Washington, DC — Barge traffic on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway continued an 18-year downward trend through 2007, according to the latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers figures ...
Mississippi River Flooding Expected to Peak at the 7th Highest Level Ever Near Quad Cities Next Week
The Upper Mississippi River levels are rising. As residents along parts of the river are forced to evacuate, others are working to sandbag and keep the flood waters away. USDA meteorologist Brad ...
The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...
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