Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the ...

Jesse Cox from Elsah loads his kayak before departing to paddle downstream during the Great River Rendezvous on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Debbie Dyle from Moro has a quick snack before heading ...

Your device does not support the audio. ALTON, IL – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project and The National Great Rivers Museum is thrilled to announce the return of their signature ...

A lack of rain, particularly in areas that drain into the Ohio River, is leading to restrictions on barge sizes on the Mississippi River. On September 13, water levels on the Mississippi at Memphis ...

FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) — Wilson Dam in Florence is nearing its 100th anniversary of operation. Sitting on the Tennessee River, the Wilson Dam plays several roles for North Alabama. General Manager of ...

The paddlefish netted by Illinois Outdoor News Editor Ralph Loos while he was a guest with a fish sampling crew from the Illinois River Biological Station had been jaw-tagged by the Missouri ...

CHEBOYGAN, MI – The Cheboygan Lock and Dam has reopened after an unexpected issue closed it over Labor Day weekend. The closure meant that Lake Huron was separated from the Inland Waterway, a ...

FROM SHARPSBURG. ALLEGHENY COUNTY. WHEN MANY OF US THINK ABOUT DAMS, WE THINK ABOUT THESE LARGE LOCKS AND DAMS LIKE THIS ONE ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER. BUT THERE ARE MANY SMALLER DAMS NEAR NEIGHBORHOODS ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — The Cheboygan Lock and Dam has been temporarily closed once more due to an "unexpected issue," according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR ...

CHEBOYGAN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has temporarily closed the Cheboygan Lock and Dam due to an unexpected issue. Per an Aug. 28 news release, contractors were on-site Thursday ...

TREMPEALEAU, Wis. (WKBT) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is replacing nearly century-old miter gates at Lock and Dam 6 on the Mississippi River, part of an ongoing effort to maintain safe ...

PRESIDENT BEN RICHMOND, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANY IN POOR CONDITION, LANGUISH WITHOUT ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR REPAIRS. OUR FIRST NATIONAL ...